Debate Organizers
If you want to bring Braver Angels Debates to your local alliance, community, or organization, consider training as a Debate Organizer!Â
Debate Organizers are primarily responsible for guiding the organization and development of a Local Community Debate.
This training is designed to teach Organizers important skills and processes which will aid them in planning and executing a successful Braver Angels Debate in their community!
Questions?
For help with organizing a debate in your community or information on training as a Debate Organizer, contact us at debates@braverangels.org.
Prerequisites
- Membership: You must be a Braver Angels member. Please sign up to become a member.Â
- Organizational Skills: Planning a debate requires great care and attention to detail. Exemplary organizational skills will go a long way in helping plan Local Debates.
- Braver Angels Debate Experience: Please attend one (or more) of our debates before you begin training as a Debate Organizer. Familiarity with our format and processes will help you as you navigate training and learn to organize your own events. You may attend these debates either online or in person.
- Communication: This role will require you to coordinate and collaborate with a variety of people to ensure a successful debate. Being a Debate Organizer therefore requires comfort with communication.
Training Process
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Please review the material carefully.
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FAQ
Experience as a participant in a Braver Angels Debate will be extremely helpful. If you don’t have any to attend in person in your local alliance, we invite you to attend our National Debate via Zoom to see how they work. Experience organizing other Braver Angels events, even less formal ones like socials, will also be helpful. That said, you’ll learn a lot along the way and can always reach out to us for assistance.
No expertise in the debate topic is required to be a Debate Organizer. In fact, this role is a great one to take on if there are topics you don’t know much about but would like to explore.
Debate Organizers are more than welcome to make speeches and ask questions during debates. If there isn’t a culture of Braver Angels debates in their communities already, their Chairs might want to rely on them to step in and give a speech to help establish the culture.
