Rhetoric and debate course for schools

The course is a practical-theoretical workshop (and not a series of lectures) in which the students acquire tools and skills in speaking in front of an audience. To this end, each lesson includes a theoretical introduction, extensive practical practice, and personal feedback for each student (during the course the students will also learn to give feedback to each other).

The sessions in the course are planned in the format of an 'effort bar' so that each lesson raises the bar from the previous lesson, thus practicing all the old skills in the process of learning a new tool.

What the course gives the children

The course helps high school students improve self-confidence, expressiveness, and thinking abilities. Studies show that words create thought patterns as much as they express them. The ability to express oneself in an orderly, clear and sharp manner helps the ability to think in an orderly, clear and sharp manner.

· Self-confidence in front of an audience
Adolescents sometimes fall into a cycle of negative feedback - one negative experience undermines security, something that harms functioning and repeats itself. Therefore, it is enough for training to improve the student's confidence in himself to improve his ability to express himself.

· Improving the ability to think quickly 'on your feet'
By using techniques that combine advance preparation with improvisation and surprises, the students gain experience and skill in preparing for the unexpected and dealing with it.

· Ability to convince and present positions in an orderly manner
The tutorial gives simple tools that help organize the speech in a more comprehensible way that is easy to follow. We will learn methods that work for everyone such as the 'trinity principle' and 'milestones'.

· Development of analytical thinking
With the help of sharpening the distinction between 'claim' and 'argument' we present to educators a standard for evaluating the depth of explanations.