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TDA Guides

Beginner Guide to Debate

British Parliamentary Debate Guide Book

WSDC Debate Guide Book

Intermediate Guide to Debate

British Parliamentary Cheat Sheet

British Parliamentary Level 2 Cheat Sheet

British Parliamentary Intermediate Cheat Sheet

Guide Book: International Relations

Guide Book: Refutation

Guide Book: Note Taking

Public Forum Guide

External Links

How to Break at an International (and break barriers): Women’s Edition

Canadian Student Debating Federation

Ontario Student Debating Union

CUSID Central Debating Guide

CUSID National Debating Guide

Debate Camp

International Resources and Competitions

World Schools Debating Championships and blog

Global Debate Blog

International Debate Education Association (IDEA)

World Universities Debating Championship: Constitution

World Universities Debating Championship: Sample Speaker Scale

German Parliamentary Style Guide

Toronto Debate Academy
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Dr. Murray holds a BA in economics from Trinity University, an MA in communication from Baylor University and a PhD in Rhetoric from the University of Georgia. Steven was a highly competitive and nationally successful debater in high school and college, including multiple tournament wins, high place finishes in several national championship formats, and too many top speaker awards to count. Dr. Murray has coached high school debate since 2010 and college debate since 2013. His students have shown success at the local, state, and national level, including multiple national championships. Dr. Murray was an early pioneer of digital learning, with over a decade of experience teaching debate online. Dr. Murray privileges argumentative flexibility, on-the-fly thinking, and creative navigation of the debate space. He currently serves as a professor of communication studies at the University of Georgia and SUNY New Paltz.

Monica has over 15 years of teaching public speaking and debating experience to both English and French students. A Canadian National Debating Champion (’08), 3-time Canadian BP Champs & 3-time US BP Nats Finalist, Monica has a long list of debating accomplishments. She’s also a four-time break judge at the World Debating Championships (including judging the EFL Grand Final) and a WSDC break judge.

Rudi is a JD/MBA graduate who practiced law at a national firm before establishing the Toronto Debate Academy. Rudi is an accomplished competitive debater, and has spoken both at the National Championships and the World Universities Debating Championships. As a debate coach, Rudi has led students to success at regional, provincial, national, and international levels. His students’ competitive successes include winning the World Schools Debate Championships and winning the Sr. and Jr. National Championships, as well as, multiple top-ten finishes and championships at regional events. In addition to coaching debate, Rudi teaches a class in Law at York University.