European Debate Trainers’ Conference

You are a trainer who uses debate tools in their teaching?
You are an aspiring trainer planning on using debate in their career?
You have full debate trainings or just use deliberative methods in your practice?
Then the European Debate Trainers’ Conference is the place to be!

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Presented by Argument Antrenament & DebateConsult, our conference on Friday 23rd of June will serve as a dynamic platform where debate trainers across Europe can share wisdom, forge impactful connections, and reaffirm our joint endeavor to make the world better through the power of structured dialogue and reasoning.

Workshop 1: Harnessing AI in Training

⭐ Speaker Spotlight: Introducing Nae Sovaiala, founder of Argument Antrenament and a staunch advocate for effective communication as a means of creating a better world. Nae has dedicated 12 years to teaching persuasive and rational communication. His achievements include co-founding the Romanian Association for Thinking and Oratory, serving as the Director of Training for the national Romanian debate association, and certifying Master Trainers for the International Debate Education Association. Nae’s passion for learning processes fuels his innovative approach to designing tailored plans that enable learners to become superior communicators.

🎯 Workshop Focus: Nae’s session, ‘Harnessing AI in Training’ invites us into the future of education technology. Ever wondered how generative AI can revolutionize your life as a commercial trainer? We’ll explore how tools like ChatGPT can assist with method brainstorming, knowledge crystallization, and create efficient knowledge audit mechanisms. Join us to delve into the untapped potential of AI in the realm of debate training.

Workshop 2: Customer Needs Analysis

⭐ ️ Speaker Spotlight: We’re thrilled to introduce Viacheslav Rudnytskyi, the co-founder of the Ukrainian debating NGO, New Vision. With over 12 years of experience running sales and biz-dev activities for Savvy, a leading soft skills business, he has a wealth of wisdom to share. An added bonus? You can ask Viacheslav anything about successfully managing a team in Ukraine during the war year and still making 2022 more profitable than the previous year.

🎯 Workshop Focus: One of our key sessions will revolve around ‘Customer Needs Analysis.’ Navigating the waters between clients’ expectations and their actual needs can be challenging. Often, traditional techniques such as SPIN sales may not completely align with the nuances of debate-related negotiations. In this workshop, we’ll explore a few alternative approaches that could be more effective for your teams.

Workshop 3: International Cooperation

⭐️ Speaker Spotlight: Meet Sarah Andiel, the dynamic founder and CEO of DebateConsult, a trailblazer in debate training. Sarah’s impressive track record includes successfully managing two Erasmus+ projects, supporting her national debate initiatives and building business relations with debating companies across the Netherlands, Estonia, and Romania.

🎯 Workshop Focus: In her session titled ‘International Cooperation’, Sarah will share her insights on the nuances of operating in the international debate training sphere. With the growing demand for specialized skills, collaboration between debate training companies across different countries has become increasingly viable. If you’ve considered working with partners who can engage customers in their native languages, this workshop is a must-attend. Together, we’ll delve into successful stories of international cooperation and explore what it takes to make such collaborations fruitful.

Schedule for the EDTC 2023 on June 23rd

Times for GMT+2 / Central European Time (that’s e.g. Germany and Italy – for Romania, Ukraine & Estonia for example, please add 1 hour!)

14:00 – 14:30 Introductions, get to know each other 

14:30 – 15:15 Harnessing AI in Training (Nae Șovăială)

15:15 – 15:30 Open conversation & refreshment break

15:30 – 16:15 Customer Needs Analysis (Viacheslav Rudnytskyi)

16:15 – 16:30 Open conversation & refreshment break

16:30 – 17:15 International Cooperation (Sarah T. P. Andiel)

17:15 – 17:30 Open conversation & refreshment break

17:30 – 18:00 Conclusions & Follow-up

BONUS:

At 20:30, appropriately late in the night, we will be opening the Zoom room once more for an optional session of Online Spooky Training Stories: We want to find out about how technology or the online environment caused any type of failure you are willing to share, in order to make failure more human and remind ourselves that failure is part of the journey!

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Why should you visit the EDTC?

“Which benefits would make a cooperation irresistible? There’s openness from the companies towards cooperation, especially for exchanging trainers, marketing strategies and best practice. We need to communicate to the public that there is more to debating than becoming a better speaker.”

Helina Loor, CEO at Speaksmart, about the EDTC 2019

“We created a vision of a typical training in 2025. Looking into the future, the expectations of our clients for engaging content will increase and the time they are willing to spend and focus will decrease. Lectures out, apps and short videos in. In order to deliver this, we need more cooperation, because creating relevant, edutaining, digital content requires more resources than delivering a lecture. If this trend holds true, we’re better off investing and innovating together than each company on their own.”

Margo Loor, Development Director at SpeakSmart , about his workshop at the EDTC 2019

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