Public Forum

Welcome to Public Forum! PF captures the optimal balance of critical thinking, logical analysis, teamwork, and refined speaking skills.

Largest Event

PF has been Northwood's largest and most popular speech or debate event, consisting of a team of over 40 members. This large group reduces individual prep work and provides for an extensive support system with plenty of opportunities for practice debates.

Accessibility

PF is one of the easier debates to learn, making it accessible to anyone and everyone regardless of prior experience. While the basic structure is kept simple, the nuances allow for endless room to advance, and PF is a very competitive event.

Real-World Capture

All PF topics encompass real-world issues that are either national propositions or international relations. Essentially, you debate topics that appear in the news daily, providing critical general knowledge valuable for History classrooms and political discussion settings.

Partner Debate

You will have someone by your side through thick and thin; to endure the losses and celebrate the wins with. A partner event allows for maximizing research and strategizing effectively during rounds.

Prep Event

Weeks before you actually compete, you will know and understand the topic completely. Having prepared various arguments, refutations, and analysis on all perspectives of the topic, you will enter every round with satisfaction and confidence.

Balanced Approach

There are no bizarre requirements regarding speaking style or technicality in Public Forum: you can debate in a civil, composed manner. You will learn to apply effective communication and persuasion techniques to appeal to both trained judges and to the layman. You choose how to present yourself and your content within the rules.

Past Topics Include:

Pharmaceutical Industry, Medicare For All, Arms Trade with Saudi Arabia, Cybersecurity, NATO, and more

A PF Round at a National Level:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUnyLbeu7qU

Team Emphasis

All 40+ Public Forum debaters at Northwood build each other up, help each other out, and preserve the beautiful feeling of Togetherness!

Yes, we will work hard together, but we never forget to have team bonding activities such as dinners and bonfires!

JOIN US

We meet every Wednesday BEFORE SCHOOL from 8.15 - 9.15 am outside of Mr. Pang's classroom (1402).

PF Captain: Samya Murtaza

samyamurtaza@gmail.com
@samyamurtazaa (Instagram)
(949) 562-3264

We would love to have you on our team!

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