Saturday, 24 May

The Art Of Negotiation - Applied Debate Workshop

In this Debate+ workshop, you will learn how debate skills can help you negotiate a good deal as well as win arguments and why.

By Debate London

Date and time

Sat, 24 May 2025 12:00 - 16:30 GMT+1

Location

Ye Olde Cock Tavern

22 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1AA United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 2 days before event

Agenda

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

Doors Open - Grab a drink and get seated :)

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

Introduction to negotiation with exercises

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Drinks Break & Lunch orders placed

1:15 PM - 2:25 PM

Practice scenarios and workplace recreations

2:25 PM - 3:00 PM

Lunch

The venue will bring all ordered lunches up to the workshop space.

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Live negotiable scenarios run with feedback from coach

4:30 PM

After workshop hangout

Join us for a drink and hang out with the community.

About this event

Event lasts 4 hours 30 minutes

On the face of it, a negotiation is more about balancing competing interests than it is about persuading others that you're right, but the horse-trading can't begin until the other side is convinced your position is credible and reasonable - and that's where your powers of persuasion will make all the difference.

Head Coach Tony Koutsoumbos, a negotiator, debate coach, and Model United Nations veteran (which has proved far more useful in later life than he expected) will take you through how to use a suite of debate skills to:

set the agenda of a negotiation

build narratives that enhance your credibility

challenge arguments designed to undermine you

You will also learn by doing through a simulated negotiation in which you will have to work with others to secure collective agreement while achieving your own unique objective.

Meet Your Coach

Tony is the former Director and founder of the UK's first professional debate training programme and membership organisation, the Great Debaters Club. He has delivered over 500 hours of training across 4 continents for government bodies, multinational companies, inns of court, and international charities on how to apply the principles of adversarial debating to conflict resolution and strategic decision-making.

Venue

Food and drink is available for order at the venue. There is a 15 minute drinks break and a 35 minute lunch break included in the running time.

Please do not bring external food or drink into the premises you WILL be asked to throw it away.

Running Order:

12:00 - Doors open

12:05 - Workshop and Coach Introduction

12:10 - Class based learning

12:30 - Active Learning

13:00 - Drinks break

13:15 - Practice scenarios and professional environments

14:25 - Lunch

15:00 - Recap

15:15 - Practice Negotiations and Feedback

16:30 - Post workshop social

What is Debate+ (Debate Professional)

Debate+ is our advanced series of debate workshops which are focused 100% on how one can apply debate skills in a professional environment.

Frequently asked questions

Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

No, unfortunately both our venues are on the 1st floor with no elevator access.

Can my children attend?

Under 18s are not able to attend our workshops. We are only able to accommodate under 18s at our Weekday debate nights as part of our voting audience.

Do I need to have any negotiation or debate experience?

No, we run all of our workshops with beginners in mind and our coaches are able to tailor lesson plans to the room and skill level of individual attendees.

Organised by

Debate London

At Debate London we train you to speak in public, think strategically, and deal with conflict. We offer members regular opportunities to participate in our monthly, free-to-attend debates, that are open to all!

Our events tend to fall under 2 categories:

Public Speaking and Debate Training workshops, where we train our members to defend arguments in their own words by develop a range of skills

Free-to-attend Public debates, where every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month we debate the issues dividing public opinion. This year topics ranged from NATO membership for Ukraine, to deposing Boris Johnson, falling UK birth rates - and fake news. Topics are expressed not as a question, but as a proposal, that the audience must vote to accept or reject after hearing all the arguments.