12 - World Schools Judging Briefing; Ukraine Schools Debate

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This week we bring you a useful instructional segment and a newsy item about Ukraine.

G. Rhydian Morgan of the UK, a skilled and experienced World Debate Institute trainer and a communication consultant, talks to judges before the World Schools Debate Academy tournament in 2013. This is the sort of basic briefing that judges should receive, and it is also very useful for debaters who want to understand how judges make decisions. This segment is an easy way for USA judges to get grounded in World Schools debate.

Pavel Bogachenko of Odessa, Ukraine is next, and he talks about the university debate scene there and how it is spreading debate on the schools level, future hopes for the schools program, and a brief discussion of how the political and security situation Ukraine has impacted debating.

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

11 - Thicker Arguments, Slovenia Debate

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http://debate.uvm.edu/worldschoolspodcasts/WSPodcast_011_25_Nov_2015.mp3

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.

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

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

7 - Style in World Schools Debate

This week we have a lecture given at the World Schools Debate Academy in Slovenia on the issue of style in World Schools Debate. The speaker is Rhydian Morgan, a skilled trainer from the UK who has taught debating all over the world. Rhydian is also a communication consultant for Stylus Communication. He is always fun and engaging, of course!

Download the podcast at http://debate.uvm.edu/worldschoolspodcasts/WSPodcast_no7_27_oct_2015.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

6 - Palestine World Schools Debate; Netherlands Snapshot

This week we are in Palestine for an in-depth interview with those who have been creating debating in Palestine as well as working with the team that attended this year's WSDC in Singapore. We will talk to headmaster George Naber, coach and teacher Daisy Giacaman as well as team members Vanessa Abukova, George Khalilieh, Nora Marzouqa and Dana Eiwaiwi. Hear about their experience, how it has changed them and their hopes for how it will change Palestine.

After that, we will have a brief chat with Netherlands WSDC debate organizer Roel Becker about his work the the way this excellent team is organized.

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http://debate.uvm.edu/worldschoolspodcasts/WSPodcast_No6_21_Oct_2015.mp3