Run your first campus debate.
Get a free playbook with a 60-minute agenda, moderator script, and simple audience voting format for your school or university.
Get the free playbook. You get the playbook now, then four short emails: a welcome, debating tips, a ready-made motion and an invitation to pilot Debate Studio. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.
- Know what to prepare before the event. A checklist for the room, projector, moderator, speakers and voting, so nothing is left to the morning of.
- Give your moderator a script they can read on the day. Word-for-word lines for the opening, every handover and the close, so the host never has to improvise.
- See how opinions shift with a vote before and after. Ask the room once at the start and once at the end. The change between the two is your result.
Who is it for?
School and university club leaders, student councils and anyone organising a debate on campus: a debate society night, a council forum, a class event or a club social.
Do I need debate experience?
No. The playbook assumes you have never run a debate. The moderator reads from the script, speakers get clear time limits, and the audience only has to vote twice.
How long does it take?
The debate itself runs 60 minutes. Plan about an hour of preparation in the week before: book the room, test the projector, brief your speakers and set up the vote.
Can I try Debate Studio with my club?
Yes. Debate Studio runs in-person debates for groups of 5 to 12: everyone takes a side on their phone, speaks on the clock and stands again at the end to show who changed their mind. Reply to any of our playbook emails with your school or university, club name and a rough date, and we will talk you through a pilot.