11 - Thicker Arguments, Slovenia Debate

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American debaters and judges are often very familiar with their topics because they debate them many times. Thus, everyone is familiar with the major arguments and they do not get developed as deeply as they could. In World Schools you debate a topic usually only once, and the speeches are longer (8 minutes), so there is more time for development. Internationally acclaimed debate trainer Rhydian Morgan of the UK discusses the need to develop "thicker" arguments that are more persuasive and more difficult to defeat. After that, we will discuss the very successful debate program of Slovenia with their national coaches, Bojana Skrt and Miha Andric, about how they are organized, their methods, goals and their role in the WSDC tournament structure.

Would you like us to say something about World Schools debate in your country or your school? An interview with you or your students? Get in touch with us at alfred.snider@uvm.edu

10 - USA Debate; English Speaking Union

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Listen to a discussion about World Schools Debate with USA Debate coaches Aaron Timmons, Cindi Timmons and Alfred Snider along with team veterans Milan Amritraj and Nikolas Angelopoulos. USA Debate is the group that the National Speech and Debate Association has formed to represent the USA in international competitions at home and abroad.  Following that, Leela Koenig of the English Speaking Union in London will bring us some background about the ESU and their role on promoting debating in England.

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9 - Points of Information, Team England Selections

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Hear from world champion coach Geetha Creffield, from Singapore, about how to use points of information to gain advantage in the World Schools format. Following that, Leela Koenig of the Enbglish Speaking Union in London will bring us some background about the trial to choose WSDC Team England.

Would you like us to say something about World Schools debate in your country or your school? An interview with you or your students? Get in touch with us at alfred.snider@uvm.edu

8 - Guidelines for Arguing Morality, WSDC format in America

This week we have a talk about how to argue moral issues and some tools to use in analyzing moral arguments. The speaker is Leela Koenig, a skilled trainer wih the English Speaking Unon in London, UK. Leela was the top university ESL debater in the world.

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http://debate.uvm.edu/worldschoolspodcasts/WSPodcast_008_11_04_2015_morals.mp3

Would you like us to say something about World Schools debate in your country or your school? An interview with you or your students? Get in touch with us at alfred.snider@uvm.edu