“Debate opportunities in the information age,” Workshop for high school debaters, Prva Gimnazija Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia, January 16, 2003. Sponsored by Slovenia National Debate Program and Za in Proti (NGO). “Civil liberties and freedom of expression in the era of terrorism,” Lecture to philosophy department, University of Maribor, Slovenia, January 16, 2003. Sponsored by Slovenia National Debate Program and Za in Proti (NGO). “Proposition analysis and debate strategy,” Workshop for high school debaters, Gimnazija Novo Mesto, Novo Mesto, and in Trbovelje, Slovenia, January 15, 2003. Sponsored by Slovenia National Debate Program and Za in Proti (NGO). “Argument capture and comparison,” Workshop for university debaters, Belgrade, Serbia, January 14, 2003. Sponsored by the Faculty of Law and the Yugoslav University Debate Network. “Mastery: lessons for experienced debaters,” Workshop for university debaters, Instituto Chileano Norteamericano Cultural, Santiago, Chile, November 27, 2002. Sponsored by Corporacion Cultural de lo Barnechea, Chile. “Adjudication of competitive academic debates,” Workshop for citizen debate judges, Instituto Chileano Norteamericano Cultural, Santiago, Chile, November 27, 2002. Sponsored by Corporacion Cultural de lo Barnechea, Chile. “Debate across the curriculum,” Workshop for secondary school teachers, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile, November 26, 2002. Sponsored by Universidad Diego Portales. “Moving from a debate topic to an actual debate,” Workshop for secondary school students, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile, November 26, 2002. Sponsored by Universidad Diego Portales. “Debate across the curriculum,” Workshop for Vermont secondary school teachers, Montpelier High School, October 23, 2002. Sponsored by Vermont Debate and Forensic League. “Debate across the curriculum: model of a workshop for teachers,” International Debate Education Association Conference, Debate and Argumentation: Opening Minds, Borders, and Societies, Krakow, Poland, October 6, 2002. “Editorial policies and prospects of the journal Controversia,” International Debate Education Association Conference, Debate and Argumentation: Opening Minds, Borders, and Societies, Krakow, Poland, October 5, 2002.
Presentations around the world and at UVM. Over 3 million viewers since 2009. Over 600,000 viewers in 2014. This list does not include 470+ episodes of Flashpoint television, found at 2014 “Lying: the sin we all commit,” lecture at Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. 10 December 2014. Chair, Panel Discussion, “Language, Persuasion & Modern Politics,” with scholars from Philippines, USA, Hungary & Venezuela, 28 November 2014, Faculty of Administration, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Lecture, “Structuring and Ordering Messages,” SPCH 51, 3 October 2014, https://vimeo.com/107737026 Lecture, “Cognitive Elements & Persuasion,” SPCH 51, 5 September 2014. Lecture, “Principle & Persuasion,” 2 July 2014, World Schools Debate Academy, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. “Introduction to Ivan Illich,” SPCH 184, January 2014. 2013 Lecture, “Six Major Changes in American Elections from 2012,” Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, 21 November 2013. 120+ attending. “Introduction to debating in the world format,” Cameroon Debate Academy, 21 July 2013. “Ecophilosophies in debating,” World Schools Debate Academy, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, July 2013, “Recruiting and retaining debaters,” World Schools Debate Academy, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, July 2013, “Note taking for World Schools debaters,” World Schools Debate Academy, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, July 2013, Debater, “Extradite Snowden,” Public Debate, World Schools Debate Academy, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, July 2013,
“Giving your arguments impact,” Cameroon Debate Academy, Bamenda, Cameroon, July 2012. “Types and tests of argument,” Cameroon Debate Academy, Bamenda, Cameroon, July 2012. “Public speaking in the debate context,” World Schools Debate Academy, Slovenia, June, 2012. 2011 “Fallacies of argument and US Presidents,” Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 11 December 2011. “Finding the rhetoric in Reggae music, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 15 December 2011. “Drills and exercises for university debate training,” International Debate Academy, Slovenia, November, 2011. “General and applied argumentation theory for debaters,” International Debate Academy Slovenia, November, 2011. Part One: http://vimeo.com/32440057 ; Part Two: Debater, “This House would make voting a use it or lose it right,” International Debate Academy Slovenia, November, 2011. “History of Policy Debate in America,” Lecture for Fundamentals of Debate class, University of Vermont, September, 2011. “Advice for Points of Information,” East Debate Institute, University of Vermont, August 2011. “What persuasion research tells us about debating,” World Schools Debate Academy, Slovenia, July 2011. “Points of information in the WSDC format,” World Schools Debate Academy, Slovenia, July 2011. “Debating issues in ecology,” World Schools Debate Academy, Slovenia, July 2011. “Introduction to argumentation for debaters,” World Schools Debate Academy, Slovenia, July 2011.
“How to host a debate tournament,” Qatar Debate Academy, Doha, Qatar, October 2009. Part one: ; Part two: “Argumentation for World Schools debating,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2009, “Chaim Perelman and the universal audience,” for class Argument and Decision, University of Vermont, Fall 2009. “Henry Johnstone and ad hominem arguments,” for class Argument and Decision, University of Vermont, Fall 2009. “History of presidential campaigns in the USA,” for class Presidential Campaign Rhetoric, University of Vermont, Spring 2009. “Using your fifteen minutes of preparation time wisely,” East Debate Institute, University of Vermont, August 2009. http://vimeo.com/7247519 “How debaters can keep up with the news,” East Debate Institute, University of Vermont, August 2009. “Researching for prepared motions ion the WSDC format,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2009. “Public speaking in the WSDC format,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2009. “Argumentation in the WSDC format,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2009. “Distance debate: using new media for debate,” keynote speaker, National Federation of High Schools Annual Meeting, Buffalo, New York, August 2009. “Making your arguments more important,” Serbia Debate Academy, Divcibare, Serbia, July 2009. “Understanding ecological philosophies,” Serbia Debate Academy, Divcibare, Serbia, July 2009. “How debaters can train themselves,” with Bojana Skrt, Serbia Debate Academy, Divcibare, Serbia, July 2009. “Understanding and using international relations theories in debates,” Serbia Debate Academy, Divcibare, Serbia, July 2009.
“Opposition strategies in the WSDC format,” World Schools Debate Academy, Slovenia, July 2009. “Points of information in the WSDC format,” World Schools Debate Academy, Slovenia, July 2009. “Motion interpretation in the WSDC format,” Slovenia Debate Summer School, Slovenia, June 2009. Part one: ; Part two: 2008 “Experto en Debate Dicta Charla en la UNAB,” promotional video for speaking tour of Chile, October 2008. “Understanding the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion,” for class Persuasion and Influence, University of Vermont, Fall, 2008. “Tips for effective refutation,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2008. “Types of arguments and how to use them,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2008. “Debating about nuclear energy,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2008. 2007 “My debate story,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2007. 2006 “Persuasion theory and debating,” World Debate Institute Asia, Seoul, Korea, 2006. “Debate in across the curriculum: the next phase,” keynote, 1st Thinking and Speaking a Better World Conference, Koper, Slovenia, November 2006. 2003 “Dynamic public speaking,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, Summer 2003. “Making an argument,” global webcast sponsored by World Debate Institute, February 2003.
2001 “Opposing the use of irony in debates,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2001. “Persuasion in international debating,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2001. “Causation arguments in international debating,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2001. “Dynamic speaking in high school debating,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2001. “Should debate be a subject in all schools,” a debate staged by International Debate Education Association, Prague, Czech Republic, 2001. I was opposition, arguing against debate in schools. 2000 “Training drills and exercises,” World Debate Institute, University of Vermont, July 2000. “Critical Advocacy: Introduction to Debates and Debating,” video series in cooperation with English Speaking Union (UK), Claremont Colleges, University of South Carolina and University of Vermont, 2000. I appear on ten of thirteen parts. 1999 “Introduction to Policy Debating,” thirteen part series produced for Open Society Institute, New York City, 1999. OTHER ITEMS Stories from Latin American Press, October 2008. Newspaper stories from Chile during lecture trip there. Susan Green, “Far from speechless: UVM debate team critiques the performances of Bush and Kerry,” Burlington Free Press, October 2004, p. D1. Kathy Resmer, “Hooked on Tuna,” Seven Days, August 25, 2004. Interviewed by Lesley Stahl of CBS News for a 60 Minutes story on the Urban Debate League movement, New York City, NY. September 27, 2002.