Category Archives: Public-Forum

Guest Post: How to Become Autonomous in Your Forms of Argumentation

  This week’s guest blog post comes from Myra Milam. Myra is currently a senior at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, where she competes in NFALD debate. Last year, Myra was top speaker at the National Forensics Association college … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Building a Core Narrative for Public Forum With Traditional Policy Tactics

  Today’s post is written by a guest contributor, Charles Fisher.  Charles is currently the Public Forum coach at Millard North in Omaha, NE. As a debater, he was a TOC Top Speaker in public forum in 2006, as well as a Nebraska … Continue reading

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Free Card Friday: Development Assistance Good

  Today’s Free Card Friday is for the Public Forum debaters: two cards supporting development assistance. One says it’s key to military security, while the other relies on recent history to argue development assistance solves poverty. Both of these cards will be … Continue reading

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The One-Second Change That Will Dramatically Improve Your Speeches

  There is one change you can make to the way you give speeches that only takes about one second, but makes a huge difference. Skeptical? Read on.

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January PF Con Analysis is Published!

  Public forum debaters, here’s our guide to debating the con side of the January PF resolution, “Resolved: Development assistance should be prioritized over military aid in the Sahel region of Africa.” In it, you’ll find an introduction to the topic, discussion … Continue reading

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January PF Pro Analysis is Published!

  Public forum debaters can check out our brand new guide to the January PF resolution, “Resolved: Development assistance should be prioritized over military aid in the Sahel region of Africa,” below the fold. In it, you’ll find an introduction … Continue reading

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Judges’ Top Pet Peeves, and How to Avoid Them (Part 2/2)

  After asking a wide range of frequent judges in each event, we have uncovered some of the most common debate judge pet peeves. Yesterday, we discussed the first half of the responses, and how to avoid making these classic … Continue reading

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