How to Win
A free debating masterclass with an Australasian champion.
One hour with Jehiel Pather on how arguments are built, made and answered, and time at the end to ask him anything.
- NSW State Team, 2023
- Deputy Chief Adjudicator, 2026 Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships
Free, and it takes about a minute.
Jehiel Pather
Reigning Australasian champion
- When
- Wednesday 26 August 2026, 7:30pm AEST
- Where
- Online, on Zoom
- Cost
- Free
- Who it's for
- Open to all students — no experience required
The program
Three parts, then questions.
The hour follows a debate the way you meet it: finding your arguments, building them, then answering the other side.
- 1
Thinking of Arguments
Where a case starts: how to find the ideas in a topic that are worth arguing, before you worry about how to say them.
- 2
Making Arguments
Turning an idea into an argument that holds — the reasoning, the evidence behind it, and why it matters to the debate you're in.
- 3
Responding to Arguments
What to do once the other side has spoken: finding the point the debate actually turns on, and answering it while the clock runs.
Questions
Time at the end to ask Jehiel whatever you want about debating, competitions, or getting better at it.
Register
Save your spot.
Fill in the form and we'll email the Zoom link, then a reminder on the day. It asks for a parent's contact details alongside the student's, so the link lands somewhere it won't be missed.
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