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MIFA offers Public Forum Debate at the Middle Level which runs in conjunction with the High School Debate tournament schedule.
Public forum debate is often compared to a nationally-televised debate, such as 'Crossfire' in which the debaters argue a topic of national importance. Successful public forum debaters must make persuasive and logical arguments in a manner that is accessible to a wide variety of audiences. Nationally, Public Forum debate changes its topic monthly however in order to provide students with a little more preparation time our schedule is slightly modified. Tournaments in September and October will use the September/October topic. Tournaments in November and December will use the November/December topic. Topics (past and present) can be found on the NSDA website here. Public Forum Topic Release Date September/October August 15 — 9a CT November October 1 — 9a CT December November 1 — 9a CT January December 1 — 9a CT February January 1 — 9a CT March February 1 — 9aCT April March 1 — 9a CT National Tournament May 1 — 9 a.m. CT |
Key MIFA Dates & Forms
2023-2024 Season Oct 14, 2023 Pappas Invitational @ TBD Event Details here. Dec 16, 2023 Debate State Finals @ TBD Event Details here. May 17-19, 2024 Public Forum w/MSCI @ Grand Hotel, Mackinac Event Details here. Traveling to an upcoming tournament? Check out MIFA's pre-arranged hotel blocks and rates. Travel Questions? Contact Becca Weissman, Business Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------ List of Invitational Tournaments Are you hosting an invitational? Send details HERE! so the MIFA can put it on the calendar! Registration for (most) Invitational Tournaments can be found on: tabroom.com - OR - speechwire.com Speech Activities 2018-19 Updates Relevant portions of our "rule book", SPEECH ACTIVITIES for all MIFA events can be found under the "Resources" tab. Other helpful documents for public forum debate are available here. |