Ray Addam
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 6 Jul
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religion and politics, the more contentious ones.
But if you have opinions on anything, it's quite likely that people are going to say things which you find to be offensive, egregious, or disagreeable.
And then what do you do in those situations?
Well, you can just be quiet and put your head down.
And that's quite a sad thing to do because a lot of students and a lot of people I've known are in the situation that they're a professional.
They've got lots of experience.
But then someone says something which they totally disagree with.
And because one, maybe English is their second language or two, they're not feeling too confident or three, they're not really used to how to conduct themselves in a debate.
They end up saying nothing and putting their head down.
And if you can just hear things that you disagree with and put your head down and not respond to it, then you probably don't need these techniques.
But if it bothers you, if you want to know how to strategically respond to points which are disagreeable for you, if you want to know how to put your own arguments forward in a convincing way, then these can be really useful tips.
And also, a lot of the listeners here, they're probably...
perhaps from Europe or Asia or Middle East or Africa, and perhaps they're now living in an English-speaking country, or perhaps they're now working in a company where they use English.
And not only has the language changed, but the culture has changed, the beliefs have changed, what's right, what's wrong has changed, and you're going to be in situations where people will say things which you completely disagree with.
So by learning these techniques, this is basically the...
Jab, cross, hook and uppercut of debating.
For anyone who doesn't know, those are your four basic punches, right?
This is how you're going to defend your ideas and see if you know how to debate.
You actually never need to argue because see if you're getting into these discussions and it's becoming emotional and people are shouting or people are getting upset, then it's not a good job of debating.
But if you're a good debater, you'll be able to dismantle your opponent's arguments and put your own arguments forward in a productive way.
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