EAN: 9780593299517

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Two-time world champion debater and coach of the Harvard debate team Bo Seo tells the inspiring story of his life in competitive debating and reveals the timeless secrets of effective communication and persuasion When Bo Seo was 8 years old he and his family migrated from Korea to Australia. At the time he did not speak English and unsurprisingly struggled at school. But then in fifth grade something happened to change his life: he discovered competitive debate. Immediately he was hooked. It turned out perhaps counterintuitively that debating was the perfect activity for someone shy and unsure of himself. It became a way for Bo not only to find his voice but to excel socially and academically. And he's not the only one. Far from it: presidents Supreme Court justices and CEOs are all disproportionally debaters. This is hardly a coincidence. By tracing his own journey from immigrant kid to world champion Seo shows how the skills of debating-information gathering truth finding lucidity organization and persuasion-are often the cornerstone of successful careers and happy lives. Drawing insights from its strategies structure and history Seo teaches readers the skills of competitive debate and in doing so shows how they can improve their communication with friends family and colleagues alike. He takes readers on a thrilling intellectual adventure into the eccentric and brilliant subculture of competitive debate touching on everything from the radical politics of Malcom X to Artificial Intelligence. Seo proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that far from being a source of conflict good-faith debate can enrich our daily lives and indeed is essential to a flourishing democracy.

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