Jessica from Minnesota
The NFL has helped me because I'm more confident in myself than I've ever been. I used to sit in the corner and not say anything. The NFL experience has given me the confidence and experience to become a lawyer. Everything I learned here will stay with me for the rest of my life.

Teni from Texas
My dream profession is to be a college professor, and teach philosophy. The NFL has helped me learn to speak. I now say what is on my mind, and can explain it to anyone. I'm no longer shy, or reserved. I'm an informer, and the NFL made me that way.

Chris from Ohio
I want to be a history teacher. NFL has helped me learn to speak in front of a large group.

Steven from Missouri
Since freshman year of policy debate, I've wanted to be a Supreme Court Justice. Every year, the policy resolution somehow will find itself back to the Supreme Court--where the origins of many central arguments began. I'm not sure I'll ever be anyhwere close to the court, but I know the close, textual focus on policy debate and the critical reasoning and argumentation skills inherent in the NFL will prepare me for a career in law - either up top at the Court level or down below as a lawyer.

Robert from Nebraska
The profession which haunts my dreams is Hostage Negotiator. I will use my persuasive speaking skills to rescue helpless captives from the clutches of terrorists and bank robbers.

Samantha from Indiana
My dream profession is to be a graphic designer and photographer and to start my own graphic design firm and photography studio. My experiences in radio broadcasting competition have not only helped me train my voice so I sound professional, but the experiences in general from speech have prepared me for my life ahead. The life lessons I take away from the NFL will stay with me throughout my life, no matter if my dreams change or not.

Brandon from Florida
My dream profession is to become a neurologist. The National Forensic League has allotted me the experience to learn to express myself in ways I thought I would never be able to and to talk about important topics that affect us and the world we live in. This has helped prepare me in more than one way for my dream profession, but the best way it has helped me is that now that I've been able to compete and speak on a higher level, I will be able to flourish in college and in high school when it comes time for me to complete my internal assessment and speak for so many minutes about a given topic. My extemporaneous speakign will definitely come in handy. So in conclusion, I would like to thank the National Forensic League and my coach, Mrs. Patricia Lewis, for giving me this great opportunity.

Shelby from Wyoming
A LAWYER. NFL has helped me tremendously in my dream of becoming a lawyer. It has taught me how to deal with opinionated situations, and helped me with my development of being able to write things persuading someone. Thank you NFL!

Chris from North Carolina
To host a TV talk show. The NFL has helped by teaching me public speaking skills.

Sean from Illinois
I would love to someday be in the medical field. My participation in the speech team will without a doubt help me when saying..."John, it's just a shot. It won't hurt...We can see this by looking at..." I might not be the best doctor out there, but I'll be the best spoken one.

Heather from New York
This was my second year in the forensics league and it has helped me gain a lot of confidence. I have always wanted to become a teacher and speech and debate has helped me learn to speak in front of an audience which I will have to do as a teacher.

Nathan from New Mexico
My dream profession is to be a hotel and restaurant manager. NFL has helped me by teaching me how to speak well, to be more of a people person, and how to balance all my events the same way I would balance my multiple tasks at a hotel.

Bryan from Nevada
I want to be in the US Diplomatic Corps.

Kyle from Nevada
My dream profession since I was 7 years old was to be a lawyer for five years and then hopefully become a judge. Being an NFL debate totally changed my feelings for law. I love it even more than I did before. Debate is so awesome. I recommend it to every I see (not really) but when I get a chance I try to.

Tyler from Kansas
I want to be a lawyer. I feel that debate is prepping me for this and forensics is helping with debate.

Rachel from Ohio
I want to go into Public Relations and International Relations and my experience in International Extemp as well as Student Congress has helped me be able to understand the way that people think in other countries as well as to be able to answer questions promptly and clearly. It has also helped me to be able to view both sides and to be persuasive with my viewpoint.

Terrence from Ohio
My dream profession is to become a lawyer, preferably a prosecutor. The NFL has taught me how important public speaking is to everyday leadership and has given me vital skills in which to do so. From being able to think on my feet, to research and writing, I am glad that the NFL has given me the opportunities to acquire these skills.

Michael from Nebraska
I long to become a professional baseball announcer. My NFL experience will help me use low-quality puns on the spot.

JC from Colorado
I plan on being a lawyer and major in sociology and criminology. Through doing Public Forum Debate I have learned how to acknowledge both sides of a situation and how to defend those sides. Also, through competing in international extemp, I have learne dhow to become a good speaker and a quick thinker. Both of these attributes are qualities that I may one day highly appreciate in becoming a lawyer.

Joe from Nebraska
I plan to become a high school speech coach. My NFL experience will obviously help me in this field.

Kori from Ohio
My dream profession will most certainly involve helping people. I have so many interests, there is not one set occupation, but as long as I am in a directorial position, helping people, and using my voice, I will be very happy.

Jared from Nebraska
My dream profession is to one day become a motivational speaker. My NFL competitions gave me experience talking in front of random audiences who do not care about what I am speaking about. This perfectly correlates into my dream job. As well, I now have experience sleeping in vans and buses.

Anna from Missouri
I want to be a stage actress, doing Shakespear in the Globe Theatre. NFL has helped me to overcome my stage fright and doing something live instead of recorded, so you can't mess up.