Name: Persuading with Rhetoric - Debate Workshop
Start: 2025-09-27T11:00:00.000Z
Location: Ye Olde Cock Tavern

**This House Would Heavily Restrict Access To Trial By Jury**

**Why Are We Having This Debate?**
"Thousands of defendants in England and Wales could lose the right to a jury trial under plans designed to save the criminal justice system from collapse.
Sir Brian Levenson, a former judge asked by the government to come up with proposals to tackle a record courts backlog" - [https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/09/jury-trials-must-be-limited-to-save-criminal-justice-system-from-collapse-inquiry-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/09/jury-trials-must-be-limited-to-save-criminal-justice-system-from-collapse-inquiry-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/09/jury-trials-must-be-limited-to-save-criminal-justice-system-from-collapse-inquiry-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other")

**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 club 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 the venues you will be asked to throw it away or to finish it outside. - This is a venue rule which we need to follow.**

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**An introduction to rhetoric and persuasive speaking so you can begin to develop your own personal persuasive speaking style.**

**“The problem with political jokes is they get elected - Henry Cate VII”**

In this 4.5 hour hour Masterclass we will be exploring persuasive speaking and the fundamentals of rhetoric.

Persuasion takes many forms but ultimately is a single communicative skill to deliver information effectively and with a motivation to act. In the debate space it's persuading an audience our ideas are the better solution this winning votes. At work it may be that all important discussion about a pay rise or why x product is better for your customer... Don't even get me started about how crucial it is in the argument of what you and your partner should eat for dinner (or who does the dishes.)

**The Key Skills You Will Learn:**

* Ethos (persuading from authority or audience connection)
* Pathos (Persuading using emotion)
* Logos (persuading using logic)

This workshop is for debaters and speakers of all skill ranges and free for all to attend. We will cover a range of rhetorical devices that we as speakers can take to the podium and use to our advantage. each one an additional tool we can use to bring our audience on side.

**[Our Coaches](https://www.debate.london/coaches "https://www.debate.london/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 organisations 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 lunch break is scheduled within the workshop.
**Please do not bring external food or drink into the venue you WILL be asked to throw it away.**

**Running Order:**
12:00 - Doors Open: Grab a drink and get comfy :)
12:05 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Persuasion
13:00 - Drinks break
13:15 - Active Learning and Debate Exercises
14:15 - Lunch
15:00 - Rhetoric Recap
15:15 - Practice Debates
16:00 - Coach Feedback & Final Q&A
16:30 - After Workshop Social

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