Great Debaters Competition 2018

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<H2>From echo chamber to debate chamber</H2>
<P>Escape from the a noisy world of squabbles and join us for a day of talks, workshops, and of course debates at the 2018 Great Debaters Competition, as we trade on-line echo chambers for off-line debate chambers, where you are free to speak your mind as long as you are ready to listen to people who think differently. The competition will conclude in the Grand Final on Monday 3rd December in the Houses of Parliament, entry to which is automatically included with your ticket to this event.</P>
<H3>Public debate topics</H3>
<P>Hear the arguments for and against and then join the debate by asking questions, sharing your own point of view, and ultimately voting to decide if you agree or disagree. </P>
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<P>Should political advertising be allowed on television? (11.15 am - 12.15 pm)<BR><A HREF="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46187070" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">(read the story behind this debate about the Iceland Christmas advert that was never aired)</A><BR></P>
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<P>Is the government in denial over the impact of poverty in the UK? (2.00 pm - 3.00 pm)<BR><A HREF="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46236642" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">(read the story behind this debate about the UN report on extreme poverty in Britain)</A></P>
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<P>Should Artificial Intelligence be allowed to make life and death decisions? (4.30 pm - 5.30 pm)<BR><A HREF="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/10/autonomous-drones-that-decide-who-they-kill-britain-funds-research" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">(read the story behind this debate about the development of lethal autonomous weapons)</A></P>
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<H3>Talks and training workshops</H3>
<P>Hear about the practical applications of debating skills from those who have built careers on them, learn some of the techniques that make great debaters so persuasive, and ask the experts for advice on how you can do the same. </P>
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<P>Writing cover letters and preparing for job interviews (10.30 am - 11.00 am)<BR>(Great Debaters Club founder, and former recruiter and HR Manager, Tony Koutsoumbos)<BR></P>
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<P><SPAN>Training workshop: how to use rhetoric in debate (1.15 pm - 1.45 pm)<BR></SPAN>(Founder of London Debaters 104 Toastmasters and finance trainer, Paul Carroll)</P>
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<P>Why the French military is teaching its officers how to debate (3.45 pm - 4.15 pm)<BR>(Head of English and Director of Debate at the Ecole de Guerre in Paris, Emilie Cleret)</P>
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<H3>The competition</H3>
<P>While the public debates and talks take place in one room, in three others, Great Debaters Club members and a visiting delegation from our partners, the Ecole de Guerre in France, will compete with each other in front of a panel of hand-picked debate judges. Over a total of three rounds, they will be scored on the strength of their arguments, the structure of their presentations, and the quality of their delivery with the top two debaters moving on to compete in our Grand Final in Parliament on Monday, 3rd December.</P>
<H3>The Grand Final - Monday 3rd December<BR>(entry to this debate included with your ticket to the competition)</H3>
<P>We will announce who has made it to the final at the end of the day, but can tell you now they will be going head to head to debate the biggest question dominating current affairs at the moment: should the UK have a second referendum on leaving the European Union?</P>
<H3>Lunch and drinks after the debate</H3>
<P>These aren't included in your ticket, but hot lunches can be purchased on-site and we will all head over to the student bar after the competition for drinks with the debaters. We hope you will join us.</P>

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