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.
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