Workshop Debate Moderation

Upcoming dates: This workshop will be planned upon request. Let us know when you’re interested.

• Duration: 4 hours
• Investment: € 395,- (+VAT), including study material, catering and loving aftercare (the trainer remains available for questions, support and brainstorming).
• Participants: 10–20
• Target group: Anyone who wants to moderate debates that are both more fun and more effective.
• Learnings: Taking charge and giving space at the same time. Making all viewpoints and arguments heard in a structured yet inviting way. Choosing the most effective debate format for the occasion.

This workshop is a great next level to the Workshop Mastering Moderation and combines very well with the Workshops Interactive Work Formats and Strategic Engagement Design.
But it can also be done as a stand-alone workshop.

The workshop is taught by experienced moderator and debate specialist Rick van der Kleij.

Our trainers and coaches are full professionals who are on stage themselves on a regular basis.
They will share anything (really anything!) they know.

What are we going to do?

You will try, and try again; theory will immediately be put into practice.
You will alternate between the roles of debater, debate moderator and debate designer.

• Moderation
  How do you keep a grip on things and avoid the most common debate pitfalls?
  How do you make sure everybody is involved and that the debate leads to a real outcome?
• Work formats
  From the classic political debate to the energetic House of Commons debate or our own ConsensIQ debate.
  You’ll learn to moderate various formats and discover which format works best for what purpose.
• Thesis
  No debate without a sharp, well-constructed thesis.
  We will teach you how to apply the basic rules.
• Seating
  Every debate depends on a suitable space and set-dressing.
  We will show you which seating arrangements create which effect.

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