A Toastmasters International Debate Club
A Toastmasters International Debate Club
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Please find below the next debates and events
The Windsor Castle pub, No. 23 Francis Street, Victoria
Is Brexit a success? It depends what you mean by "Brexit" and what you mean by "success", of course.
Come along and hear two teams go head-...
The Windsor Castle pub, No. 23 Francis Street, Victoria
On Zoom
Improvised mini-debates in the first half where you will be given a motion to defend or oppose in 2 minutes, and a prepared debate in the se...
On Zoom
The Windsor Castle pub, No. 23 Francis Street, Victoria
Improvised mini-debates in the first half where you will be given a motion to defend or oppose in 2 minutes, and a prepared debate in the se...
The Windsor Castle pub, No. 23 Francis Street, Victoria
On Zoom
It is not enough to have good arguments - you must also be able to communicate them in a way that connects with your audience.
In this works...
On Zoom
Learn how to use rhetoric to convince your audience with techniques from Aristotle to modern experts, with Debate Coach and former political activist William Hagerup!
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The workshop is over, but the theory part will soon be published as a podcast episode on the club podcast The Debaters Toastcast
What are fallacies, how do you spot them, avoid them and deal with them when you come across them?
Debate coaches Lo and William discuss logical fallacies based on Lo's excellent workshop on logical fallacies in debating.
Coversation with member of 104 London Debaters, Tomas Zboril, on how Toastmasters and debating helped him build confidence and the skills that contributed to his getting promoted at work.
William chats to Sarah Beckwith, a long-standing memeber of 104 London Debaters and an accomplished Toastmaster, on how she overcame her fear of public speaking and how debating is both fun and useful.
What makes a debate a debate? It's the clash between the two sides of the controversy or argument. But even in everyday life, work and other contexts you'll be called upon to defend your views against the counter-arguments presented against them.
How do you do that effectively?
Listen to this podcast and learn 3 great strategies used by the world's leading debate experts.
Presented by Debate Coach William Hagerup.
(We had to cut out a clip from the Monty Python sketch in the Argument Office for copyright reasons, so please watch that here if you want to know what is being referred to right at the start).
The comedian and social commentator, Konstantin Kisin, gave a debate speech at the Oxford Union about woke culture. Here debate coach William Hagerup picks it apart - what can we learn, what could, and should, have been done better if this had been a 104 London Debaters debate?
This recording is from a Zoom-based workshop our founding member, Paul Carroll, DTM, held at another club within our Toatmasters District 91.
What is debate?
How is it relevant for daily life?
What are the key elements?
How can you do it better?
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Previous & future debate club events and results from debates
Find documentation about debating and other things that may be helpful for debaters and members of 104 London Debaters
Mentoring guidelines - 104 Debaters_04-OCT-21 (1) (2) (pdf)
DownloadTMI membership-application (pdf)
DownloadTemplate for Opening speech for Proposition (docx)
DownloadRebuttal structure for Opposition - PETAL (pdf)
DownloadToastmaster club constitution (pdf)
DownloadCoaching at 104 – guidelines (pdf)
DownloadAnnual Report 2022-23 – 104 London Debaters (pdf)
DownloadWelcome to 104 London Debaters - New member info pack (pdf)
DownloadExample of rebuttal structure (pdf)
DownloadThe Toulmin Model – great for structuring your argument - whether as part of the Prop or Opp (pptx)
DownloadProp TEMPLATE: Excel for the Prop team to set out their argument systematically (Updated July 23) (xlsx)
DownloadDEBATE EVALUATION FORM_27-7-23 (docx)
Download104 London Debaters is a Toastmasters debate club in London that focusses on learning debating and public speaking through doing. This is best done as part of a proposition team, where you get the chance to learn about a key debating skill: how to build a strong case in favour of a motion, including structuring an argument, using logical reasoning and practicing delivering in front of a supportive and questioning audience. You will also learn about different types of debate. The teams are supported by an experienced coach and mentoring is available before and after debates.
Another key aspect of learning debating in a Toastmasters debate club is learning how to oppose a motion, and as part of the Opposition team you get the chance to learn about another key debating skill: how to build a strong case against the motion, including structuring an argument, using logical reasoning and practicing delivering in front of a supportive and questioning audience. You will learn about different types of debate. The teams are supported by an experienced coach and mentoring is available before and after debates.
Learning debating at 104 London Debaters, a leading debate club in London, means developing and practicing team skills, including giving and receiving peer review during and after debates, as well as participating in workshops on topics related to debating and critical thinking. We have different types of debates throughout the year, and we believe in disagreeing agreeably.
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We meet for debates on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, respectively Zoom only and in-person only. The physical address for the in-person debate meetings is the Windsor Castle pub in Victoria, no. 23, Francis St, London SW1P 1DN, a short walk from Victoria tube station (Circle, District and Victoria lines) or slightly longer walk from Westminster (Circle, District and Jubilee line).
104 London Debaters was founded by Paul Carroll and others in 2014. It is part of the Toastmasters International network of public speaking clubs, but one of only a handful globally specializing in debate. It was the first TM club in the UK dedicated to debating, including Table Topic debates.
To encourage civilised disagreement, respectful exchange of views, critical thinking, tolerance for opposing views and a supportive, friendly forum for practicing debating and learning the skills that will enable you to become a more convincing speaker and better at spotting and pointing out fallacies.
John Stuart Mill
A short walk from Victoria Station or a little longer walk from Westminster.