Parents' feedback
Why debate?
Debate (academic debate) is probably the extracurricular activity with the greatest impact on a young person's cognitive and emotional capacities:
Develops critical
thinking
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Your child is challenged to think independently, to analyze phenomena, to argue both sides of a topic, to question the evidence behind a position, to make logical connections. His mind will "buzz" in a fun and challenging context, with others his age and just as smart.
Structured and eloquent communication
In debate, they learn to formulate arguments and deliver them convincingly in a speech. Then they learn to reconstruct them after they have been attacked and identify the weaknesses in their opponents. Over and over again. It will change the way they communicate – both at school and at home. You will hear “Mom, but that’s not an argument.” That’s a good sign.
Improves control of emotions
How we react to stressful situations is defining for academic and professional success. In debate, your child practices controlling emotions in stressful situations (when delivering a speech, when being questioned, in competitions). After hundreds of repetitions, he will "whistle" through oral exams, job interviews and tense meetings.
Increases
self-esteem
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(Pre)Adolescence is a time when self-esteem is a big issue for many young people. The fact that they will be able to speak in a reasoned and coherent manner, overcoming one of their biggest fears and being able to get what they have "in their heads" out "into their mouths" will give them confidence in themselves at a time when they really need it.
Better Speakers in numbers
+2000
learners with increased debating and public speaking skills
+20%
increase in academic performance
+50
Champion awards in debate and public speaking competitions
+100 years
of accumulated experience in debate and public speaking
Organized around the needs of children
Separate groups for middle school and high school.
6-10 children in the class, so that each child receives individual attention.
Adjusted to the school year calendar, to easily integrate into the family schedule.
2 modules per school year, each with 14 online sessions of 1h30 each (3-4 sessions per month).
Participation in the competition in each module (in English groups) to practice in a competitive context.
All classes are held online, on Zoom, to provide access to children from all over the country (and abroad).
We speak exclusively in English, to increase their ability to express themselves in English.
6 modules available – so you can have a 3-4 year journey with us, "cementing" your skills.
Opportunities to participate in international competitions and events for advanced students.
Emi Beteringhe
I'm Emi Beteringhe and I'm the founder of the Better Speakers project.
I have been in the world of debate for 26 years , I started as a debater in the 10th grade and I have never left this world. I have been a debater (regional and international champion), instructor at middle school, high school and university debate clubs, international trainer and adjudicator, coordinator of a regional association for 17 years and executive president of ARDOR (Romanian Association of Debates, Oratory and Rhetoric) for 10 years.
Even though I am proud of my achievements, many of them for the benefit of others and of education in general, I am here to make you, the parent reading this text, understand that at Better Speakers we do not do things "by the ear."
Your investment
Your investment, which you will definitely recover dozens of times over:
"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance"
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.
Module in English €429
14 online sessions of 1.5 hours each (21 course hours in total).
Participation in the semestrial competition.
Payment in 2 installments.
Graduation certificate.
Direct feedback from the trainer 2 times/module.
Bonus 1: Webinar on international studies held by our partners at Student Consulting (for parents and students)
Bonus 2: Webinar on "How do we navigate children's adolescence?" held by psychotherapist Roxana Avramescu (for parents)
Module in Romanian €379
14 online sessions of 1.5 hours each (21 course hours in total).
Payment in 2 installments.
Graduation certificate.
Direct feedback from the trainer 2 times/module.
Bonus 1: Webinar on international studies held by our partners at Student Consulting (for parents and students)
Bonus 2: Webinar on "How do we navigate children's adolescence?" held by psychotherapist Roxana Avramescu (for parents)
Our (money-back) guarantee
We know our service is good. 8 years of partnership with the British Council Romania (until the pandemic), but especially the feedback we constantly receive from students and their parents has validated us again and again. We are convinced that you will be delighted with this choice.
But sometimes it can happen that we don't fit together, something doesn't go according to plan. That's life. That's why we offer a money-back guarantee for the classes, so that your choice is risk-free:
If you or your child are not satisfied with how they feel and what they are learning in our courses, you can withdraw after (maximum) 2 sessions and receive your full investment back. No questions asked.
Trainers
Emanuel
Beteringhe
Founder
Educational Manager
20+ years of debate
Teodor Sovăială
Teacher of argumentation
13+ years of debate
10+ years of training
Theodor
Moise
Corporate trainer
14+ years of debate
10+ years of training
​Alexandra Olariu
Corporate trainer
7+ years of public speaking
10+ years of training