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Speakers’ Corner Term 4 Enrollment Now Open!




Join our Term 4 Debating Class with Speakers' Corner's exclusive curriculum! Learn from world-class coaches, including top experts from Australia and beyond, in dynamic online and in-person sessions. Enjoy an exclusive Term 4 discount — ONE WEEK ONLY!!!

Enjoy 10% off when you enrol and pay by September 1 (Sunday)!


Term Date:

Monday 14 October - Sunday 8th December (8 weeks)


Class Options:

  • Online classes via Zoom

  • Offline sessions held at Chatswood, Bondi Junction, Hurstville, and Strathfield.

 

Term 4 Timetable:

 

Monday

  • 3.30-5.30pm Year 5 in Hurstville

  • 5.30-7.30pm Year 6 in Strathfield

  • [TBC] 5:00-7:00pm Year 5 in Chatswood

  • [TBC] 5:00-7:00pm Year 7 in Chatswood

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 6 with Sam Druce

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 6 with Jade di Girolamo

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 6 with Oscar Chaffey

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 6 Advanced with Ben Diskin

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 7 Advanced with Kat Kuo

 

Tuesday

  • [TBC] 5:00-7:00pm Year 6 in Chatswood

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 7 with Sam Druce 

  • 6.00-8.00pm Year 9/10 Advanced with Udai Kamath

  • 6:30-8:30pm Year 8 Advanced with Bennett

 

Wednesday

  • 4:00-5.30pm Year 3/4 in Chatswood

  • [TBC] 5:00-7:00pm Year 5 in Chatswood

  • 5:00-6:30pm Year 1/2 with Luke Cass

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 5/6 with Harper Smith

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 6 Advanced with Liv Whyte

  • 6:00-8:00pm Year 8/9 with Ally Pitt

  • 6:00-8:00pm Year 8/9 Advanced with Conna Leslie-Keefe

  • 6:30-8:00pm Year 2/3 with Luke Cass

  • 6:30-8:00pm Year 4 with Era Sharma

 

Thursday

  • 4:00-5.30pm Year 3/4 in Chatswood

  • 4:00-6:00pm Year 6 in Chatswood

  • [TBC]5:00-7:00pm Year 6/7 in Chatswood

  • [TBC]5:00-7:00pm Year 8 in Chatswood

  • [TBC]5:00-7:00pm Year 9/10 in Chatswood

  • 4:00-6:00pm Year 5/6 with Liv Whyte

  • 5:00-7:00pm Year 7 Advanced with Sam Trotter

  • 6:00-8:00pm Year 8/9 Advanced with Nicola Brayan

  • 6:00-8:00pm Year 8/9 Advanced with Udai Kamath

  • 6:00-8:00pm Year 9/10 Advanced with Liv Whyte

  • 6:00-8:00pm Senior Advanced with Sophie Shead

  • 6:30-8:30pm Senior Advanced with Ellie Stephenson

 

Friday

  • 3.45/4.45-6.45pm:

    Schools Debating Competition (opt. training from 3.45)

 

Saturday

  • 10:00am-12:00pm Year 6 in Chatswood

  • 11:00am-12:30pm Year 3/4 with Adis Krishna

  • [TBC] 3:00-5:00pm Year 6

  • 4:00-5:30pm Year 2/3 in Chatswood

  • 4:00-6:00pm Year 7 Advanced with Chris Ye

  • 4:00-6:00pm Year 8 Advanced Oliver Cummins

  • 4:30-6:00pm Year 4-6 in Bondi Junction

  • 6.00-7.30pm Year 4-6 in Bondi Junction

 

Sunday

  • 10:00am-12:00pm Year 5/6 with Mehnaaz Hossain

  • 10:00am-12:00pm Year 7/8 with Brendan Winters

  • 1:00-3:00pm Year 7 with Ally Pitt

  • 1:00-3:00pm Year 8 Advanced with Oliver Cummins

  • [TBC] 1:00-3:00pm Year 5/6 in Bondi Junction 

  • 1:00-3:00pm Year 8 in Chatswood

  • [TBC] 3:00-5:00pm Year 6

  • [TBC] 3:00-5:00pm Year 7/8

  • 5:15-7:15pm Year 5/6 in Chatswood

  • 5.45-7.45pm Sunday Evening Debating competition

  • 6:00-8:00pm Senior Advanced 1 with Liv Whyte

  • 6:00-8:00pm Senior Advanced 2 with Oliver Cummins

  • [TBC] 6:00-8:00pm Year 6

 

*If you would like to enroll in any other class times not listed, please send us a message or fill out the registration form. Once we have 4-6 students interested in a specific location and time, we will run the class. (Each class has a maximum of 8 students.)

 

Prices:

Term 4 Dates: October 14 (Monday) to December 8 (Sunday), totaling 8 weeks. Prices include GST and are in AUD.

  *Please note that the early bird discount currently applies only to Chatswood / Bondi Junction in-person classes and Zoom classes.

Chatswood / Bondi Junction In-Person Classes:

  • 1.5-hour course (Year 4 and below): $424 inc. GST ($53 per lesson). Early bird discount of 10% if registered and paid by September 1: $381.6.

  • 2-hour course (Year 5 and above): $560 inc. GST ($70 per lesson). Early bird discount of 10% if registered and paid by September 1: $504.

*For Hurstville/Strathfield/Parramatta/Epping in-person classes, please contact customer service for fees.

 


Zoom Online Classes:

  • 1.5-hour course (Year 4 and below): $396 inc. GST ($49.5 per lesson). Early bird discount of 10% if registered and paid by September 1: $356.4.

  • 2-hour course (Year 5 and above): $528 inc. GST ($66 per lesson). Early bird discount of 10% if registered and paid by September 1: $475.2.


For private lesson prices, please contact us for details.

 

Credit Policy:

  • Maximum of two credits

  • Credits only available if absence has >24 hour notice and is for sickness, misadventure, family emergency, or other major clashing commitment

  • We will recognise credits from other organisations / debating academies in term 4 2024 only

 

Partial Coach Profiles:

 

Ellie Stephenson

  • Former NSWDU coach; Semi-Finalist;

  • Korea World Universities Debating Championships, 2021;

  • NSW State team representative and National Schools Debating Champion, 2017;

  • Coach of ISDA and Archdale winning teams.


Udai Kamath

  • Current NSW Coach; 

  • Grand Finalist & Reigning Best Speaker at Australasian Intervarsity Debating championship;

  • 2 x Champion & Best Speaker at Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships;

  • Champion & Best Speaker at the Australian British Parliamentary Debating Championships;

  • Grand-Final Adjudicator of World University Debating Championship;

  • Current NSW State Team Coach.


Sam Trotter

  • Champion, top 10 speaker, and finals best speaker 2022 Australasian Intervarsity Debating championship;

  • Semi-finalist at 2022 World University Debating Championships;

  • Octo-Finalist at 2023 World University Debating Championship;

  • 2021 Quarter-finalist and top 10 speaker at Australian national championships;

  • 2023 USU Director of Debates;

  • Head Coach at Kambala. 


Charlie Ryan

  • Current and two time Australasian champion;

  • 2024 World University Debating Championship Grand-finalist;

  • Speakers' Corner Schools Manager.


Sophie Mok

  • Plain English Public Speaking Competition Runner Up for NSW (2018);

  • Legacy Public Speaking Competitions Winner for NSW (2016), 3rd at National Level (2016), State Finalist for NSW (2015);

  • UN Voice Public Speaking Competition Representative at Nationals (2017), NSW Runner Up (2016);

  • NSW State Debating Member of Development Squad (2016);

  • Archdale Representative Debating Team (2017 and 2018).


Sophie Shead

  • Current NSW Coach;

  • Worlds semi-finalist;

  • Australs 2nd best speaker;

  • AWGMDC best speaker.


Benjamin Diskin

  • 2022 3rd ranked team at World University Debating Championships and Best Australian Speaker (ranked 21st in the world) 2022;

  • 2023 4th ranked team at WUDC and ranked 14th best debater in the world;

  • 2022 Doxbridge Pre-WUDC Semi Finalist;

  • 2021 Nepal Australs top 30 speaker, Sunway Debate Open Champion.


Conna Leslie-Keefe

  • 3x Australs breaking speaker;

  • 3x Easters breaking speaker including to grand final and finals best speaker;

  • 2x AWGMDC breaking speaker including to grand final;

  • Champion of 8 local and overseas tournaments including 2x CDC champion and Sydney Mini champion.


Kat Kuo

  • Australs Semifinalist and Top 10 speaker (2022);

  • Australs Open and EFL grand final judge (2021);

  • Australs Pre-Quarterfinalist (2023).


Ally Pitt

  • Former NSW and Australian schools team member;

  • 2024 2nd best speaker in Australia;

  • current Australian schools assistant coach.


And many more! For more coaches, please visit our website.

 

Sign up by September 1st to get 10% off!

Valid for NEW, RETURNING, and OLD customers—to claim your discount and stay in your current class or join one of our great classes, click the link below and enrol: https://forms.gle/GxA2PhhVX21wf2328 Feel free to reach out if you have any further concerns. We are happy to assist!

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