The film mentioned in the last post, Thank You For Smoking is a great way to understand lobbying as well as how to argue both sides of an issue effectively.  In this case, Nick Naylor played by Aaron Eckhardt is a lobbyist forced to defend the tobacco industry.  This clip shows you how to think critically when you may be defending something that appears indefensible.

COMING THIS FALL

We are proud to announce the beginning of our newest feature, the Carver Files Podcast.  The first monthly podcast in the history of public forum debate will feature former National Champion Patrick Carver, President of the Carver Files offering advice and tips on each topic. Carver will be joined each month by different members of the Carver Files staff which now includes 6 national champions. Get advice straight from the people who have the most success in the event. The Carver Files Podcast will complement the evidence and research and file we produce every month filled with evidence and detailed analysis. Grab your MP3 player of choice and download it here for FREE, for every NFL public forum topic. We are excited and can’t to bring this new and exciting tool to the public forum community.

Good Luck at Nationals from the Carver Files. If you need that final touch of coaching wisdom, don’t forget to check out our article “Birmingham Ballin: NFL Nationals Preparation 2K9“.  We made it brief because we’re pretty sure the last thing you want to be doing right now is more reading.  Instead, consider this a short, mid-game pep talk to help you get through the debate-a-thon known as NFL Nationals.