Contest Coordinator: Kris & Brian Peterson, Leadership Harbor
The contest requires contestants to give a three to five minute speech on an assigned topic with five minutes of advance preparation. Contestants enter the preparation area one at a time, where they are given a speech topic. They will be judged on tone, body language, mechanics/organization (Introduction of topic, connecting story(ies), identifying points, transitions, and closing), and effectiveness.
This competition has high school, C/T, State Only and Middle School divisions.
The reference materials used in this competition can be found in the SkillsUSA Educational Store which include: SkillsUSA Member Handbook and SkillsUSA Framework Fundamentals Cards: Framework Fundamentals: Teaching Strategies for Essential Elements/TG
Middle School will start at 6:00pm on Thursday with high school competitors starting at 7:00pm.