Debating can be broken down into key skills which you can practise and improve. Here are those skills, explained for you simply and clearly.

The Power of Precedent

The Power of Precedent

How the past can help you understand the present and plan for the future.

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What sort of debater are you?

What sort of debater are you?

There are many different kinds of debater. Which one are you?

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Feedback

Feedback

How giving and receiving feedback can help debaters improve.

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Tackling the motion #2 - ban motions

Tackling the motion #2 - ban motions

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How to succeed at competitions

How to succeed at competitions

What do you need to do to win competitions?

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Tackling the motion #1 - policy motions

Tackling the motion #1 - policy motions

You've been given the motion. What do you do next?

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Panic in the debating chamber

Panic in the debating chamber

What should you do if you freeze up in mid speech?

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Slogans

Slogans

How can summing up your case in a phrase help you?

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Long term or short term?

Long term or short term?

Should debaters focus on immediate issues, or on longer term impacts?

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Style or substance?

Style or substance?

Which is more important: what you say, or how you say it?

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Unintended consequences

Unintended consequences

What do you do when bad things come out of something good?

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How to use time

How to use time

Every second counts in a debate. How should you make the most of the time you have?

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