The class begins with a question: what colour is this dress?
The news this weekend has been dominated by the response of Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to the brutal Manchester attack. Public opinion was sharply divided by his speech, in which he argued that British foreign policy has contributed to the…
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.
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…
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…
My favourite thing about debating in front of live audiences is by far the Q&A. Up to…
