Kairos Coaching
Lifting Others
What is Kairos?
Kairos is the single most important aspect of persuasion. Taught by Plato, formalized by Aristotle, used by Cicero and Quintilian, Kairos is the final determinant of whether an argument persuades. But what the ancients taught, we have lost. Modern speech and debate students learn to master Ethos, Pathos, and Logos but this was never where the study of rhetoric was intended to end. According to the ancients, there is a fourth and final means of persuasion: Kairos. A lack of Kairos will torpedo your persuasive efforts but mastery of Kairos will supercharge all your other skills.
Modern students leave tournaments confused. Students lose rounds they "deserve" to have won. Students blame losses on the "subjectivity" of public speaking. But maybe these losses are not as random as they seem. Maybe students master Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, which makes them believe they deserve to win, but they miss a crucial piece of the puzzle along the way. What could today's students possibly be missing? Kairos.
Kairos is not about shooting the Ethos, Pathos, and Logos arrows. Kairos is about shooting one masterfully crafted arrow specifically designed to impact each target. What makes Kairos powerful? Kairos is powerful because it makes subjectivity the friend of the speaker. Yes, you read that correctly. If you can master Kairos, you can turn the subjectivity of speech and debate into an asset. After all, isn't that what persuasion is all about? To read more about the origins, meaning, and application of Kairos, read ...
Who Are We?
Kairos Coaching is a character-driven speech and debate coaching service dedicated to putting the Lord Jesus Christ at the center of everything we do. Our relationship with the Lord, with students, and with parents does not change whether we are behind a podium, on a Zoom call, or cheering from the seats. Our motto is “Lifting Others” and we accomplish this mission through our two pillars of individual exceptionalism and relationship-based mentorship. Our coaches are national champions who have trained champions. And As Aristotle said, "Excellence is never an accident.” So if you would you like your student to master classical rhetoric from a character-driven and Christ-centered heart posture, then our coaches exist to answer that call....
Meet Our Coaches
Benjamin Rutten
$50/hour
Lucy-Rose Miller
$50/hour
John Semple
$60/hour
Haley Bock
$60/hour
Hudson Kubiak
$25/hour
Kayla Jennings
$30/hour
Brayden Braun
$40/hour
Hannah Juras
Asynchronous Coaching
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Resolved: The U.S. Federal Government should substantially reform its agriculture policy.
This casebook contains 8 "case packets." Each case packet contains far more than simply a 1AC or a Negative brief. Each case packet contains an Affirmative strategy sheet, a 1AC, an Affirmative brief, a Negative strategy sheet, Negative cross-examination lines, and a Negative brief. At over 200 pages, our casebook is guaranteed to kickstart your season.
The authors include Cash Carli, Hudson Kubiak, Josiah Flynn, Nathan Quilici, Andrew Cazares, Brayden Braun, Kayla Jennings, and Isaac Quinones.
Save by pre-ordering today (full release in early August). Each order covers one team. For discounts on bulk orders and club orders, please contact us directly. We will reply within 24 hours.
Resolved: Liberty ought to be prioritized over order.
This casebook contains 16 "case packets." Each case packet contains far more than simply an AC or an NC. Each case packet contains a strategy sheet prepared by the author to help students grasp the philosophical foundation of each case, an AC or an NC, cross-examination lines that set up each case, 2 bonus applications per case, and case refutation sections to help students respond to each case, with prepared responses to the values, applications, and contentions.
This casebook is 200 pages in length, containing of 8 ACs, 8 NCs, 32 bonus applications, a multitude of cross-examination lines, and so much more! The purpose of having authors prepare case packets instead of mere cases was to bring each author and their content deeper.
The authors include Lucy-Rose Miller, Vivien White, Mathis Trimouille, Ben Copeland, Alison Earnest, Hudson Kubiak, AJ Bell, and Reese Assaturian.
Save by pre-ordering today (full release in early August). Each order covers one household. For discounts on bulk orders and club orders, please contact us directly. We will reply within 24 hours.
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