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104 London Debaters

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A Toastmasters International Debate Club

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104 London Debaters

104 London Debaters104 London Debaters104 London Debaters104 London Debaters

A Toastmasters International Debate Club

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Become a member

become part of london's leading debate club

Join 104 London Debaters now for £70 for six months.

That's only £5 per meeting and includes free access to workshops

by experienced debaters, coaching, mentoring and lots of practice, as well as 

social events and access to Toastmasters resources.


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Debate workshop: effective rebuttal

The date is approaching – book your ticket HERE for this workshop on an  essential part of debating: the refutation. Are you confident you can refute counter-arguments and criticism effectively? Would you like to become better at it? 

Learn some of the most powerful techniques used by leading debate experts.

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club debate meetings

Please find below the next debates and events

Tuesday 28th March

Humorous debate: THW legalise polygamy

6.45pm

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9.00pm

46-47 Russell Square

Event Details

Tuesday 28th March

Humorous debate: THW legalise polygamy

Should we allow more than one spouse or should men be protected from such a fate? 

Classic debate format but with a tongue in cheek motion th...

Event Details

6.45pm

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9.00pm

46-47 Russell Square

Tuesday 11th April

Debate: THW ban privately owned schools

6.45pm

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9.00pm

On Zoom

Event Details

Tuesday 11th April

Debate: THW ban privately owned schools

Do privately owned schools give too much of an advantage to a small clique or are they an integral and natural part of a free society - prov...

Event Details

6.45pm

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9.00pm

On Zoom

Weds. 19th April

Debate workshop - effective rebuttal

6.45pm

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9pm

Zoom

Event Details

Weds. 19th April

Debate workshop - effective rebuttal

Debate workshop on a key element of any debate: the rebuttal.  Will include techniques practiced by the leading debate experts in the world,...

Event Details

6.45pm

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9pm

Zoom

Tuesday 25th April

Special meeting: Blank Slate Debate

6.45pm

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9.00pm

The Windsor Castle, no. 23 Francis St, London SW1P 1DN, Victoria (6 min. from Victoria Station)

Event Details

Tuesday 25th April

Special meeting: Blank Slate Debate

This meeting is a very special one as it marks the return of 104 London Debaters to its place of origin, the pub where it all started: The W...

Event Details

6.45pm

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9.00pm

The Windsor Castle, no. 23 Francis St, London SW1P 1DN, Victoria (6 min. from Victoria Station)

the debate Blog - disagreeing agreeably

The debating toastcast – a Podcast about all things debating

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Debate: Make polygamy legal

 polygamy (n.)

"marriage with more than one spouse," 1590s, from Late Latin polygamia, from Late Greek polygamia "polygamy," from polygamos "often married," from polys "many" (see poly-) + gamos "marriage" (see gamete). The word is not etymologically restricted to marriage of one man and multiple women (technically polygyny), but often used as if it were. Related: Polygamist; polygamize.

Why join 104 London Debaters

Are you ready for a challenge in a supportive environment?

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Debate & You - with Paul Carroll

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?

Good points on debating

This short talk made by Toronto Debating Society makes some really good and relevant points about debating, almost all of which are also true for debating at 104 London Debaters.

104 London debaters – newsletter

Read latest news from 104

Previous & future debate club events and results from debates

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documents and resources

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)

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TMI membership-application (pdf)

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Template for Opening speech for Proposition (docx)

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The Toulmin Model - great for structuring your argument - whether as part of the Prop or Opp (pptx)

Download

Prop TEMPLATE: Excel for the Prop team to set out their argument systematically (xlsx)

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Rebuttal structure for Opposition - PETAL (pdf)

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Toastmaster club constitution (pdf)

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Club Activities Survey 2023 - presentation (pdf)

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critical thinking is a critical skill

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Learn to build a case

104 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.

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Learn to oppose a case

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. 

10 arms interlink as they agree to help each other prepare for a debate

Team work and workshops

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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Our meetings

Our meetings

Our meetings

We meet for debates on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, respectively Zoom only and hybrid. The physical address for the hybrid meetings is 46-47 Russel Square (CIEE), a short walk from Russel Square tube station (Piccadilly Line) or slightly longer walk from Holborn (Central Line).

The founder of 104 London Debaters, Paul Carrol, in the process of giving a debate speech

Our History

Our meetings

Our meetings

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.

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Our Mission

Our meetings

Our Mission

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.

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.


John Stuart Mill

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