Ohio Forensic Guide

In this parody, Adolf Hitler is a college debate coach who, with his staff of top graduate student assistant coaches, runs a national high school speech and debate tournament which is a qualifier to the prestigious national Tournament of Champions (TOC). Everything seems under control until the tabulation computer crashes and Hitler is told that the computer files containing the results of the tournament were never backed up! Hitler goes on a rampage and all of the pressures on a high-profile tournament director are evident for all to hear! This video may not make much sense to anyone outside the high school and college forensics (speech and debate) communities but it may resonate with those who actually run forensic tournaments. This video is a compilation of situations and musings conveyed by numerous college and high school forensic tournament directors over the last few years. This is a work in progress — feedback and suggestions for improvement encouraged! Brief clip from the German film “Downfall” (German: Der Untergang). Parody Fair Use of clip. See: www.publaw.com/parody.html