Davie is the founder of Popcorn Club.
Having grown up in between Canada and Israel, having spent ten years of his life backpacking through Europe, Asia and Australia and fluent in English, French and Hebrew, Davie’s very much a child of the world. He studied philosophy in Canada and screenwriting at UCLA, he’s owned businesses in art sales, customer service and travel. Davie inspires confidence in everyone he meets, that’s what he does, that’s why he started Popcorn Club. He’d love to meet you and tell you all about it.
Davie’s most popular clubs are Debate Clubs, Watch & Talks and his famous Texas Hold’em Poker Clubs. You’re guaranteed to laugh, learn and be inspired after two hours with Davie.
Some places in China have recently extended pai...
Some places in China have recently extended paid maternity leave by 90 days. Most maternity leaves in China average aroud half a year with different rules for the 2nd and 3rd child. Is that too long? Not long enough? It's still nothing compared to the UK's 39 weeks or Bulgaria's whopping 58 weeks. _x000D_
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Are these new rules helping or hurting women at the office? Should employers be able to ask potential staff if they plan to get pregnant soon? In some countries, that's illegal while in others, it's common practice. Will this all help with current dangerously low birth rate? Let's debate!_x000D_
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Come explore explosive topics like these, and see where the argument takes us! Controlled arguments help build skills like expressing yourself clearly, listening deeply, and disagreeing respectfully, all while letting you learn more about others and yourself!_x000D_
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As we talk, we will analyze some of the best (and worst!) ways to discuss and debate in English or any other language._x000D_
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中国某些地方将产假延长了90天,中国很多省份的产假为半年左右,而且对于一胎和二胎三胎有不同的产假时长。你对目前的产假政策有何看法?相比于英国的39周产假和保加利亚惊人的的58周产假,中国的产假似乎还不够长?你怎么看?_x000D_
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这些新产假政策在损害职场女性的权益吗?公司招人的时候,应不应该询问面试者打算什么时候要小孩?在某些国家,这么问是违法的,在某些国家,询问这种信息却很常见。新的产假政策会让目前的低生育率回升吗?_x000D_
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一起来聊聊爆炸性的话题,看看你有多能侃!理性的讨论可以帮助每个人自我提升,比如更精准的表达,更有效的倾听,尊重不同的观点。与此同时,也可以从别人身上学到不一样的东西,了解一个全新的自己。_x000D_
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这期Club我们就来讨论这个话题,另外用英语或其他语言探究几个超棒(和超烂)的辩论方法!