How ready is Shanghai for a future of hotter summers, heavier rainfall, rising sea levels and more extreme weather? How much should a city spend preparing for problems that may still be decades away? And when environmental protection conflicts with economic growth, which should come first? In this debate hosted by Clayton, an international award-winning debate coach, we’ll look at environmental change from different angles: economic, social, political and personal, and argue both sides of some genuinely difficult questions about Shanghai’s future.

You don’t need any debate experience or specialist knowledge to join. Clayton will introduce proven debate techniques and then put them into action, helping you build stronger arguments, anticipate the other side, respond under pressure and persuade an audience with clarity, logic and style. You’ll argue positions you agree with and positions you don’t, with supportive feedback throughout, and may discover that you’re capable of thinking faster, speaking more precisely and making a far more powerful case than you realised. It’s smart, challenging and playful: a chance to sharpen your mind, stretch your communication skills and learn how refined debating techniques can make you much more persuasive in the real world.

上海为未来更热的夏天、更大的降雨、海平面上升和更极端的天气做了多少准备？一个城市该花多少钱去准备那些可能还要几十年才来的问题？当环保和经济增长发生冲突时，哪个该优先？在这场由国际获奖辩论教练Clayton主持的辩论中，我们会从经济、社会、政治和个人等多个角度看待环境变化，围绕上海未来一些真正棘手的问题，双方各执一词。

你不需要任何辩论经验或专业知识就能参加。Clayton会先介绍一些经过验证的辩论技巧，然后让大家立刻实战，帮你学会构建更有力的论点、预判对方思路、在压力下快速回应，以及用清晰、逻辑和风格去说服听众。你会为赞同的立场辩护，也会为不赞同的立场辩护，全程会有支持性反馈，你可能会发现自己比想象中更能快速思考、精准表达，也能提出更有力的论据。这是一场聪明、有挑战性又好玩的思辨训练——一个打磨思维、拓展沟通能力的机会，也会让你看到，精炼的辩论技巧怎么让你在现实世界里更有说服力。