1NR - FIRST NEGATIVE REBUTTAL
DON'T TAKE ANY PREP TIME:
You had the 2NC prep time, the 2NC time, and the cross examination of the 2NC time to prepare. That should be enough. Remember, if you take prep time for 1NR then the 1AR is also prepping during that time, and is STEALING YOUR PREP TIME. Don't let them do that, stand up right after the cross examination of the 2NC and give your speech.
DIVISION OF LABOR:
2NC and 1NR occur back to back, so you need to divide up the issues in the debate. The 2NC should take some issues and the 1NR should take others, BUT THEY SHOULD NEVER COVER THE SAME GROUND. This maximizes your attack on the affirmative and puts a lot of pressure on the 1AR to make mistakes which could allow you to win.
FOLLOW ALL THE GUIDELINES FOR THE 2NC BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING THE SAME THING, DEVELOPING ISSUES AND PUTTING THE 1AR IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION.