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We believe there are three ingredients to civil disagreement that you only get by debating face to face: listening to what other people have to say, looking them in the eye when you tell them you disagree, and stepping into their shoes to understand why they think differently.
This is what we require all of our speakers to do at our Face to Face debates and though this has been made a lot more difficult by the pandemic, holding our debates on Zoom has allowed us to continue this tradition while moving all operations online until it is safe to stage live events again.
How Face to Face debates work
Face to Face debates are all about providing a space for people to practice civil disagreement themselves, so we recruit speakers from within our own community and give them a platform to make the case for or against each debate motion.
We set only ONE condition: they must agree to defend whichever position we assign them, even if it means arguing against what they personally believe. This is how we encourage our members to step into the shoes of people who think differently and try seeing the world through their eyes. It is then for our audience to work out if they genuinely hold the position they are defending.
The audience has a big role to play on top of this. After being given time to discuss how they feel about the topic in breakout rooms before the debate starts, we then hand the floor over to them after hearing the opening arguments for both sides, so they can cross-examine the speakers with their questions and comments.
The debate ends with closing arguments from both sides and an audience vote to see where they stand. We follow that with a short discussion to see how many people changed their minds and why.
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Have We Got The Wrong Idea About Porn? - Whitechapel Debates
White Hart Brew Pub - E1 4TP, 1 Mile End Road, London, GB1 asistente de 2 gruposThis House Regrets The Social Stigma on Pornography
Why Are We Having This Debate?
Porn has been at the heart of social debate for years. With the rise and awareness of porn addiction to the UK government requiring ID verification to access your preffered website the conversation around porn has become increasingly hostile.BUT
Many sex positive activists have been speaking out against the narrative that porn is inherently bad and that actually, we may have been wrong about porn in the first place and that the stigma driving people to use porn in secret and feel shame for their use of it as the real harm that we are all engaging in by viewing porn as an inherent bad.
So we ask - Have we been wrong about porn this whole time?Articles
Porn: Is It Bad For You - Medical News Today
Pornography Use Among British Adults - PubMed
Therapists Report "Out of Control" Porn Use In Men - The Guardian
Come Along and Have Your Vote!What We Do
3v3 panel debate where our members explore the strongest arguments for a given topic.
A debate should tell the audience what they need to know and not just what the speakers think. If you feel the same way, then we want to meet you.
Debate London is the year-round series of free public debates held weekly at venues across the capital. The series is run by Debate London, a social enterprise that helps its members to advance their personal and professional development by teaching them how to debate.
All of our speakers are Debate London members who have agreed to defend a particular perspective the audience need to hear, rather than just share their own personal opinion. After presenting the point of view assigned to them, the audience are then given the floor to cross-examine them and share their own position.
The only time we hear what the speakers really think is at the end of the debate when they tell us where they really stand and whether this changed at all while learning how to defend the perspective assigned to them.After Debate Social
After all of our debates we have a post debate hang-out. This is a chance for our community to get to know new people, explore new ideas and generally have more fun as a club! Come along and join us for a post-debate social!Venue
Our venues serve drinks (alcoholic and soft drinks) as well as brilliant food. All can be ordered from the bar
Do not bring external food or drink into our venues you will be asked to throw it away or to finish it outside. - This is a venue rule which we need to follow.1 asistente de este grupo - Evento de networking£301.00
Persuading With Evidence - Debate Workshop
The Windsor Castle Pub (Victoria), 23 Francis St, Victoria, SW1P 1EQ, GB1 asistente de 2 gruposLearn how to prepare a quality speech, presentation or argument in 20 minutes! From one of London's leading Debate Coaches.
In this 4.5 hour Masterclass we will be exploring: the tactics used before the speech. What to include, what to leave out, and what order to say it all in! Especially, when you are preparing to give a talk or a speech without much time to really prepare.
Key Skills we will be covering:- Stakeholder analysis & evidence (what sort of arguments can you build?)
- How to build an argument
- The basics of narrative building
This workshop for debaters and speakers of all skill ranges will introduce you to stakeholder analysis and balancing. A core aspect of effective debate preparation and argumentation. This is a key debate preparation skill that can be applied to any form of persuasive communication from the board room to presentations and, of course, debating!
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.1 asistente de este grupo - Evento de networking
Will AI Save Us? - Victoria Debates
The Windsor Castle Pub (Victoria), 23 Francis St, Victoria, SW1P 1EQ, GB5 asistentes de 2 gruposThis House Believes AI Will Be A NET POSITIVE for Society
What We Do
3v3 panel debate where our members explore the strongest arguments for a given topic.
A debate should tell the audience what they need to know and not just what the speakers think. If you feel the same way, then we want to meet you.
Debate London is the year-round series of free public debates held weekly at venues across the capital. The series is run by Debate London, a social enterprise that helps its members to advance their personal and professional development by teaching them how to debate.
All of our speakers are Debate London members who have agreed to defend a particular perspective the audience need to hear, rather than just share their own personal opinion. After presenting the point of view assigned to them, the audience are then given the floor to cross-examine them and share their own position.
The only time we hear what the speakers really think is at the end of the debate when they tell us where they really stand and whether this changed at all while learning how to defend the perspective assigned to them.After Debate Social
After all of our debates we have a post debate hang-out. This is a chance for our community to get to know new people, explore new ideas and generally have more fun as a club! Come along and join us for a post-debate social!Venue
Our venues serve drinks (alcoholic and soft drinks) as well as brilliant food. All can be ordered from the bar
Do not bring external food or drink into our venues you will be asked to throw it away or to finish it outside. - This is a venue rule which we need to follow.3 asistentes de este grupo - Evento de networking£30.00
Arguing with impact - Debate Workshop
The Windsor Castle Pub (Victoria), 23 Francis St, Victoria, SW1P 1EQ, GB2 asistentes de 2 grupos"Often in a debate it's the group that decides what the debate is about who win, not the group with the most to say" - Tony (Head Coach)
In this 4.5 hour Masterclass we will be exploring the strategy and framing behind individual arguments to have the largest impact with your audience. Additionally, we will build on developing individual arguments into creating broader cases that unify arguments with clear narratives to ensure that the key message of any position is reinforced throught your speeches.
Key Skills we will be covering:- Framing
- structuring arguments
- Building a case vs just a collection of arguments (narrative building)
- Working with teams / leadership - Thought leadership
This workshop is for debaters and speakers of all skill ranges from first time attendees to to regular & experienced debaters.
What to expect over 4.5 Hours
12:00 - : Grab a drink and get comfy :)
12:10 - Introduction to Proposition and structuring arguments
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 SocialOur 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 themVenue
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.1 asistente de este grupo
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