Engaging Your Audience - Debate Workshop

In this 4.5 hour Masterclass we will be exploring will be exploring the skills that make debaters and public speakers truly stand out from scripted speakers and Ted talkers. How we interact with our opposition and more importantly dealing with how they interact with us.

As most great comics will tell you, great spontaneity takes years of preparation. Debating is no different - nobody knows what will be thrown at them in a debate, but you can prepare for how you might respond by thinking strategically and how, where and what material you will respond to.

Key Skills we will be covering:

• Audience Q&A - How to answer a questions clearly
• How to appeal to people who support your case for very different reasons
• Picking battles (Balancing priorities / weighting issues)

This workshop for debaters and speakers of all skill ranges whether this is your first time exploring debate or your a seasoned speaker. Our exercises are designed to push your skills at any stage of development.

What to expect over 4.5 Hours

12:00 - Doors Open: Grab a drink and get comfy :)

1 2:05 - Introduction to Q&A & quickfire scenarios

13:00 - Drinks break

13:15 - Active Learning and Debate Exercises

14:15 - Lunch

15:00 - Proposition Recap

15:15 - Practice Debates

16:00 - Coach Feedback & Final Q&A

16:30 - After Workshop Social

Our Coaches

Debate London's Coaching team brings together 6 of the greatest debaters from across the UK and the USA with a combined experience of over a century in debating. Wether that is leading on the debate competition circuit, judging debates across university & professional levels or running debate training organisiations to develop the next generation of debaters our team will give you the skills you need to debate with the best of them

Venue

Food and drink available at the venue and a lunchbreak is scheduled within the workshop.

Please do not bring external food or drink into the venue you WILL be asked to throw it away.