Official Remit:

“5.8.1. Shall ensure that the society provides an exemplary competitive debate programme by providing quality training through frequent workshops;

5.8.2. Shall provide impartial and sound judgement in giving feedback to speakers, wings and chairs;

5.8.3 Shall support other members of the IV team to ensure the Society’s Intervarsity program provides good value for members; and,

5.8.4. Shall work with the Competitions Officer and Intervarsity Convener to ensure that the training programme reflects the needs of the society’s competitions team.”

What this job really looks like:

The job of the training officer is to train people in competitive debating primarily through Monday workshops. This involves maintaining a very strong knowledge of debating, being proactive in researching and developing their own knowledge and writing/planning the workshops themselves. Desirable traits include a high degree of skill, passion and experience in debating, confidence in public speaking and the ability to communicate complex ideas, simply and effectively.