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The ability to make a strong argument is one of the most sought-after skills in the modern British workplace, which isn’t surprising considering that 8 out 10 jobs in the UK economy are in the services sector.
When you are prepared enough to know you won’t need one…
You’ve been asked to give a speech a month from now, maybe 10 or 15 minutes either on a topic of your choice or one chosen by your host. You want to invest…
My favourite thing about debating in front of live audiences is by far the Q&A. Up to…
The class begins with a question: what colour is this dress?
Fundamental flaws in the logic used to reach a specific conclusion. It is important to distinguish them from factual inaccuracies, as your facts and figures can…
This week marked the return of the Argument Clinic, a trilogy of workshops on the fundamentals of debating for an assortment of young and mature professionals with little or no prior debating experience.
Earlier this year, I ran a series of debate training classes called ‘The Argument Clinic’. I invited the audience to ask me anything they’d ever wanted to know about debating and promised to write up my answers in a blog…