Formal debating has a lot of important skills and techniques that we can use in our day-to-day life to help structure our thinking and the way we see the world and how we interact with those around us. Learn the techniques of formal debate; role-play through debating and in the final session conduct a formal debate with all of us participating. You will learn how you can apply those debating principles to bring value to your day-to-day life… and have a huge amount of fun along the way. Also be introduced to some online artificial intelligence debating apps for your enjoyment.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• What is a formal debate and what are the principles of a formal debate?
• What are the skills techniques and approaches used informal debating?
• What makes a great debater?
• What can we learn from these skills to bring value to our day-to-day lives?

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Learn how formal debates are conducted, the skills and techniques
2. Learn how to apply those skills and techniques to our day-to-day lives
3. See how you can use these techniques to structure your thinking