From the back of the room to head of debates

When I first came to debates I was freaked out by the tall sixth-formers, who clearly knew so much more than I did. I began by observing. Then I entered the team, and became one of its leading members.

A victory in the global campus senior debate competition led to my election as head of debates. There I introduced education into the club, and trainings in public speaking, and I taught the newcomers. Watching their confidence grow made me proud of the work — not of the trophy, of them.