Starting the New Semester

News for October 2023

In this edition of the debating newsletter:

  1. Beginner weeks starting in November

  2. Learning materials from Felix’ Voice Modulation Workshop

  3. Upcoming tournaments: Würzburg, Aachen and Jena

  4. Looking back at Berlin Open ‘23

Dear debaters,

with the start of the new winter semester, we are also happy to launch our brand new monthly newsletter. In these little snippets, we will report on recent events and keep you up to date with upcoming tournaments and ways to get involved in the debating community. We also plan to provide you with learning materials from recent and upcoming workshops.

Have fun reading and see you next month!

Beginner Weeks in November

Have you been thinking about giving debating a shot but you don’t know where to start? Are you waiting for the right time to come back? Well, look no further, because this year's beginners weeks could be the perfect opportunity to get into debating. We have put together a beginners course over several weeks, covering everything from the basics of giving a good speech to the strategies of BP debating. Don't know how BP works? We have got you covered too.

The workshops will start on the 30th of September, always on Mondays at 19:00.

If this sounds interesting to you, or you know someone who has been waiting for such a course, feel free to sign up or share the link with your friends.

In case the Button doesn’t work, here is the direct link to the form.

Learning Materials From Our Workshop About Voice Modulation

After our short summer break, we started the new season with a great workshop from Felix called "Voice - How to speak so people want to listen". Whether you missed the workshop and want to learn something new, or just want to review all the relevant topics, we have made the workshop handout available online.

Upcoming Tournaments and Events

Röntgen Cup (Würzburg)

On Saturday the 7th of October, the Debattierclub Würzburg is hosting a one-day German-speaking BP tournament. Registrations are closed by now. Munich is sending two teams and one judge to compete.

CARLs Debatten (Aachen)

On the weekend of 21th and 22th of October, the Debattierclub Aachen is hosting a German-speaking BP tournament.

Laternencup 2023 (Saarbrücken)

On the weekend of 4th and 5th of November, the Debattierclub Saar is hosting a German-speaking OPD tournament.

Campus Debatten (Jena)

From the 10th to the 12th of November, the Debattiergesellschaft Jena is hosting a German-speaking OPD tournament. Jola Schmidt from Munich is part of the CA team.

Semi-final break at Berlin Open

From 8th to 10th of September, the Munich Debating Club sent two teams and one judge to the Berlin Open Championship in Berlin. Our team "Wirecard Compliance Interns" with Adrian Hayler and Florens Rilling reached the semi-finals. Jola Schmidt reached the semi-finals as a judge.