A new semester is rolling around, and so is another round of weekly debate trainings. If you want to sharpen your public speaking, learn how to build watertight arguments and meet cool new people and grab pizza after practice, you’re in the right place.
(Can’t wait until October? You’re welcome to drop by early. Join our Discord server to check where and when we’re meeting throughout September.)
Kick-off Event
We get things started with our Kick-off Event on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 PM in TC 2.01 at WU. Come by to meet the club, see how competitive debating actually works, ask any questions, and watch an exhibition show debate.
Weekly Trainings
During the semester, we run regular sessions twice a week:
- German Beginners’ Training: Mondays at 7:00 PM (starting October 19)
- English Beginners’ Training: Wednesdays at 7:00 PM (starting October 21)
This training usually consists of an input session in the form of an interactive workshop followed by a debate to put the recently learned skills to the test. We meet on the 3rd, 4th, or 5th floor of the TC building at WU. Check the schedule below for the specific room each week, or join our Discord server where we post updates before every session. If you get lost on campus, check the WU Campusplan.
German Training (Mondays, 19:00)
| Dates | 19.10. | 02.11. | 09.11. | 16.11. | 23.11. | 30.11. | 07.12. | 14.12. | 21.12. | 11.01. | 18.01. | 25.01. | 01.02. | 08.02. | 15.02. | 22.02. |
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| Room | TC.5.03 | TC.5.05 | TC.4.05 | TC.5.03 | TC.4.05 | TC.4.05 | TC.4.05 | TC.4.05 | TC.5.03 | TC.5.03 | TC.5.01 | TC.5.03 | TC.3.06 | TC.3.06 | TC.3.06 | TC.3.06 |
English Training (Wednesdays, 19:00)
| Dates | 21.10. | 28.10. | 04.11. | 11.11. | 18.11. | 25.11. | 02.12. | 09.12. | 16.12. | 23.12. | 13.01. | 20.01. | 27.01. | 03.02. | 10.02. | 17.02. | 24.02. |
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| Room | TC.3.21 | TC.4.03 | TC.3.03 | TC.4.05 | TC.5.01 | TC.4.01 | TC.4.03 | TC.4.13 | TC.3.01 | TC.5.03 | TC.4.03 | TC.5.01 | TC.5.03 | TC.3.06 | TC.3.06 | TC.3.06 | TC.3.06 |
Attendance
If you can attend all sessions that’s amazing – but we know you are busy so if you can’t attend all sessions that’s also totally fine. Even if they’re best experienced in full, the sessions are mostly self-contained! You also don’t have to be a student or prepare anything specific – just bring yourself (and ideally pen and paper)! We don’t require any prerequisites and no registration is needed but feel free to sign up for the beginners’ training here just to help us gauge interest.
If you have any further questions, you can reach out to us on Discord or send us an email at info@dkwien.at. See you soon!