Guides & Books

Here are some handbooks and other texts to help student debaters. If you know of any other materials which might be useful to add here, please let us know.

A guide to British Parliamentary Debating and the World Universities Debating Championships by Alex Deane Guide to British Parliamentary debating by a World Universities Debating Championship champion.

Competitive Debating by Dan Neidle Guide to British Parliamentary debating by a World Universities Debating Championship finalist.

Oxford Union Rough Guide To Debating 1999-2000 by Andy Kidd Guide to British Parliamentary debating by a two-time best speaker at the World Universities Debating Championships.

Pros & Cons: A Debater's Handbook edited by Trevor Sather 18th edition of this popular guide to controversial topics, edited by former Head of ESU Centre for Speech and Debate

Oxford Union Guide to Successful Public Speaking (Amazon) by Dr. Dominic Hughes and Benedict Phillips Guide to speech and debate by World Universities Debating Championship finalists.