Debating Workshop for Activists
To strengthen the activist community in Lebanon, the organization of the Israeli Apartheid Week offers a debating workshop for activists/ activists to be by Dutch Debating Champion Ali al-Jaberi.
Much of what you do as an activist is about trying to get a logical message across persuasively. It is therefore important to be a good debater, i.e to master the art of convincing others of a particular point of view using logical arguments. The workshop helps you to learn this skill and apply it in your work as an activist. After the workshop you will know how to:
-structure and deliver a speech eloquently
-control your nerves and speak confidently
-construct persuasive, logical arguments
-explain alternative views to a mainstream audience
The workshop consists of three parts:
The first section will deal with effective presentation techniques, such as the use of body language and how to stay cool under pressure.
The second section teaches you to construct and structure logical arguments to defend or attack a particular point of view. Here you also learn how to uncover and rebut logical fallacies in the case of your opponent. The basic technique learnt here is the way to argue in any discussion. Be it political, like whether or not religious parties should be allowed. Moral, for example, should abortion be morally acceptable? Or professional, helping you to find the pros and cons of a particular decision related to your work.
The third and main part is about practice, for mastering a skill depends on exactly that. The workshop is exercise-based, offering challenging exercises that allows you to apply what you learnt. After each exercise you receive personal feedback, enabling you to immediately raise your skill-level.
Details: Saturday 19-02-2011 / from 15:00 to 18:00 / Nasawiya House ( http://www.nasawiya.org/web/contact-us/ )
Please reserve no later than 17-02-2011 as there is limited space!
For more information: ali.alj@gmail.com
Category: Events and Actions, The Feminist House
