Kent Debating Society

1. Non-Profit Organization

We hold weekly debates on Tuesdays at 6pm in Keynes LT5, and we train for and compete at debating tournaments. There's a good argument for joining! www.kentdebating.co.uk The Kent Debating Society is a student community of debaters who run weekly debates on a variety of topics, debating competitions and train debaters to compete at tournaments around the country and beyond! This is all with a view to engage with the campus and wider community, and to give students the chance to become outstanding debaters, public speakers and students.

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Kent Debating Society, voted Best New Society of 2009-2010 and Best Society 2013, was set up by a group of students who felt something was missing amongst the huge range of student societies on offer. Some of us have experience in international competitions, others are complete beginners; some of us are law students, some of us are computer programmers but collectively we are united in a determination to provide a regular forum for Kent students to do what we love: arguing with each other! The society meets on a regular basis to debate a topic on anything ranging from the legalisation of prostitution, to the detainment of Santa Clause. Debates follow the format of what is known as ‘British Parliamentary’ style debating, something loosely based on the way motions are debated in Parliament (minus the jeering and monkey-business…mostly) which is also the official format of English IV competitions, competitions the society wants to compete in. All members have plenty of support in familiarising themselves with these formats and developing their public speaking skills in a supportive environment. As well as representing the University nationally, the society has built relations between the various communities/societies of our cosmopolitan campus and the surrounding area. We have held debates between not only students but academics and politicians also. Further to this, we have developed schemes beyond campus to give our members some exciting volunteering opportunities within the local community, such as coaching and judging young debaters in schools. If you are considering a career involving the skills of public speaking, advocacy, argumentation and persuasion, the debating society is a great opportunity for these skills to be developed in a fun and stimulating environment. So whether you have career ambitions that our society can help you realise or you just like to disagree with people, sign up to the Kent University Debating Society: there’s a good argument for joining! To argue. With everyone. About everything.

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Kent Debating Society is Canterbury based place and this enity listed in Non-Profit Organization category.