Introduction to: Written Events

WHAT IS IT?

• INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM EVENT

• EXAM (FOR SOME EVENTS)

• CREATE A WRITTEN DOCUMENT (BUSINESS

PLAN, SALES PITCH, REPORT OF ACTIVITIES)

• PRESENTATION WITH JUDGES

INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM EVENT

INDIVIDUAL• SOME EVENTS

DONE INDEPENDENTLY

TEAM • SOME EVENTS

HAVE TEAMS OF 1-3

• CHAPTER TEAM EVENTS

REQUIRE LOCAL CHAPTER

MEMBERS’ INVOLVEMENT

IN ACTIVITIES

CLUSTER EXAM

• 100 QUESTION MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM

• 90 MINUTES

• CONTENT BASED ON THE EVENT YOU ARE

COMPETING IN

I.E. ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

COMPETITORS WOULD TAKE A

MARKETING CLUSTER EXAM

CLUSTER EXAM

SOURCE: DECA.ORG

• ONLY SOME EVENTS HAVE CLUSTER EXAMS!

• CHECK DECA.ORG/COMPETITIONS/HIGHSCHOOL

TO SEE IF YOUR EVENT REQUIRES AN EXAM

• SAMPLE QUESTIONS

EVENT OF YOUR CHOOSING

• YOU WILL RECEIVE A PROMPT FROM YOUR

CATEGORY, SO CHOOSE AN EVENT THAT

INTERESTS YOU!

• 24 EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM!

WWW.DECA.ORG/COMPETITIONS/HIGHSCHOOL

WRITTEN REPORT( R E Q U I R E D I N A L L E V E N T S E XC E P T P R O F E S S I O N A L S E L L I N G )

• DO YOUR RESEARCH, PLAN YOUR ACTIVITIES, AND

GATHER YOUR IDEAS WELL AHEAD OF TIME

• CREATE A POLISHED, ACCURATE, AND VISUALLY APPEALING

WRITTEN REPORT

• MAXIMUM REPORT LENGTHS RANGE FROM 5 TO 11 TO 30

PAGES BASED ON EVENT

WRITTEN REPORT: THE BASICS

• FOLLOW THE FORMAT GIVEN IN THE EVENT GUIDELINES BY

CLICKING ON YOUR EVENT NAME AT

DECA.ORG/COMPETITIONS/HIGHSCHOOL

• MAKE SURE TO READ ALL THE EVENT GUIDELINES

THOROUGHLY SO YOU DON’T LOSE ANY PENALTY POINTS

SAMPLE WRITTEN EVENT

EVENTSPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTION PLAN (MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE EVENT)

PART OF PAGE 3SOURCE: DECA.ORG

PRESENT TO A JUDGE

• EITHER 15 OR 20 MINUTES MAX, DEPENDING ON THE

EVENT

• PITCH YOUR PLAN, PRODUCT, OR PRESENT YOUR

RESEARCH OR PROJECTS

• USE VISUAL AIDS (I.E. POWERPOINT, POSTER) TO

ENHANCE YOUR VERBAL PRESENTATION

• ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS FROM THE JUDGE(S) AT

THE END

SOURCE: DECADIRECT.ORG

PRACTICE,

PRACTICE,

PRACTICE,

AND

MAKE IT COUNT!

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