The London Speaker

Be There While You Can: End Of The World Debate

From Paul Carroll, 104 London Debaters

Tuesday 11 December is the Year End Balloon Debate at 104 London Debaters. Please come along for the evening and get involved!

In a balloon debate, speakers are ejected round-by-round (as if thrown out of a metaphorical sinking balloon) as they try to persuade the audience to let them remain.

Besides being the End of Year debate, this is also the End of the World debate. Inspired by the boffins at the Cambridge University Centre for Existential Risk, who study the likelihood of various threats to the world.

Balloon Debates are typically humorous affairs (a bit of dark humor ending 2018) and we look forward to closing the year with a display of our arguing talents, our ability to read the mood of the audience and our good old witty banter.

Balloon Debates are interactive, with the audience posing questions and each speaker responding in defense of his or her position. The audience decides who leaves the balloon and who remains.

104 London Debaters in the UK's first Toastmasters club dedicated to debate. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Grange Rochester Hotel, 69 Vincent Square SW1P 2PA (close to Victoria, Pimlico and St James stations) 6.45pm for 7pm start

Evening Meetup for business speaking - 10 Dec

From Niels Footman, 

On Monday 10 December 7pm, EBS+ – our monthly evening meetup for business speaking – returns in its fabulous new venue, Mindspace in Aldgate.

We’ll be hosting a fascinating line-up of impromptu speeches, pitches and speaking masterclasses. For anyone looking to learn or practice the art of business speaking, EBS+ is the place you’ve been looking for.

If you mean business, sign up for our next meeting on 10 December!

NB: YOu must sign up ahead of time to gain entry to the building. Please do this via our Meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/earlybirdspeakers/events/256716603/