Paras is one of the most accomplished private debate coaches in history. Since 2011, he has completed more than 5,000 hours of 1-on-1 debate tutoring online. Over that time, Paras has developed dynamic programs for all ages and skill levels that take students from novices to national champions. As Managing Partner of DebateDrills, Paras has limited availability and requests families commit to minimum 10 hours of 1-on-1 tutoring if they want to work with him. He charges $300/session. You can purchase a package below.

Select Testimonials of Past Students Paras Tutored

“In a matter of months, Paras turned me into one of the most technical and strategically thinking debaters in the United States. He has mastered coaching the game of Lincoln-Douglas debate and it was incredible to get to know him and work with him.”

Rex Evans | Most Successful 10th Grade Debate Season in Competitive 1-on-1 Debate History

“Paras is a world class debater and coach. Being able to pick his brains for ideas, arguments, and strategy for 4 years has made me the debater I am today.  There’s nothing quite like it. You have to work with him once to understand.”

Anthony Ma | 2017 California State Champion (1st out of 3000+ competitors)

“I think Paras understands competitive debate at a deeper level than anyone else in the United States. He is a subject matter expert at cost-benefit analysis, debate theory/strategym and technical execution. He made sure I was persuasive, coherent, strategic and word efficient. He was a friend, mentor, coach, and big brother to me. The work I did with Paras was instrumental to my success. If you get the opportunity to tutor 1-on-1 with him, do it seriously and work hard—you will improve, rapidly.”

Parker Whitfill | 2017 United States National Champion (1st out of 3000+ competitors)

“Debate tutoring with Paras improved my technical debating far beyond anything I had done before. His meticulous insistence on repeating speeches till perfection is particularly commendable. Before my senior year, my confidence in executing high-stakes procedural debates was shaky, but Paras helped me develop a new area of strategy that I felt confident staking big debates on. Tutoring with Paras also improved my broad understanding of debate strategy. My skill in structuring final rebuttals, recognizing explicit argument interaction, and effectively instructing judges on argument resolution vastly improved.”

Ishan Bhatt | 2019 United States National Champion (1st out of 3000+ competitors)

“Paras is, without a doubt, the best debate tutor in the United States. He taught me lasting debate skills I still use today in my everyday life. You should tutor with Paras if you want to learn lasting debate skills and are willing to work hard.

Brennan Caruthers | 5th Place (out of 400+ competitors) at 2013 UC Berkeley Invitational
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“I tutored extensively with Paras as a top competitor vying for the National Championship during the 2011-2012 season. The time he put in with me was game-changing, helping me finish the 2011-2012 debate season as a consensus top-5 debater in the United States and 3rd place at the 2012 National Championship. Though I learned from Paras over a decade ago, what I remember most vividly is that Paras had a uniquely exceptional ability to teach difficult concepts in a clear and intuitive manner.”
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Regan Grishaber | 2012 Top-5 Consensus Nationally Ranked Debater
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“I did hundreds of hours of debate tutoring with Paras. I think it’s pretty safe to say that anyone who has worked with Paras has noticed huge improvements in short periods of time. Anyone who wants to be nationally competitive would be silly to waste an opportunity to work with someone who has a unique talent and knowledge base in teaching and working with debaters from all types of backgrounds.”
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Katherine Fennell 2016 New York State Champion