Debate training
Answer the questions that throw you, argue under pressure, stay in control against pushback. Filmed simulations, on your real sensitive topics.
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“The aim of argument should be progress, not victory.”
— Joseph Joubert
by your company or OPCO
Who is this training for?
Who should attend
- Directors and spokespeople
- Elected officials and public-sector leaders
- Communications and public relations managers
- Anyone who has to defend a position against pushback
Prerequisites
No technical prerequisites; public speaking fundamentals are a plus but not essential.
What you'll be able to do afterwards
- ✓Balance rational and emotional arguments to convince in a debate
- ✓Answer difficult questions and destabilisation attempts without losing the thread
- ✓Reformulate, rebut and counter-argue with confidence
- ✓Manage your stress and body language against pushback
- ✓Turn a verbal sparring match into an opportunity to convince
The programme, step by step
Structuring your argument under pressure
- Balance rational and emotional arguments
- A method for building a solid case
- Anticipate objections and sensitive questions
Answering and bouncing back
- Reformulate, rebut, counter-argue
- Deal with destabilisation attempts
- Manage stress and body language in a tense situation
Filmed simulations — real adversarial debates
- Simulated debates on your real sensitive topics
- Trick questions and crisis situations
- Individual video analysis
- Triple feedback (self, group, trainer)
Practical details & funding
- In person
- Remote
- Company training budget
- OPCO funding for employees of French companies
- Training insurance fund (FAF) for the self-employed in France
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Frequently asked questions
Public speaking works on the structure of a prepared talk. Debate works on the live reaction to pushback: trick questions, objections, destabilisation attempts.
Qualiopi-certified (no. 11 75 76766 75), we give access to several funding routes: company budget, OPCO for an employee of a French company, FAF for the self-employed in France. Contact us to find the option that fits your situation.
Yes. In-company, the simulations are built from your real contested topics rather than generic cases. Contact us for a tailored quote.
Small groups so each participant goes on camera several times and receives individual feedback.
Participants with disabilities are invited to contact us via the contact form on this page so we can look into possible accommodations.
