DECA Roleplay Prep Framework

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Part 1 -

Case Study Prep

 Part 2 -

Engagement

Part 3 -

Administration

PREP & PRESENTATION TIME

• Individual 
• Prep 10 minutes
• Presentation 10 minutes
• Team Decision Making
• Prep 30 minutes
• Presentation 15 minutes

THE CASE STUDY

• Event
• Career Cluster
• 2023-24 Instructional Area
• Performance Indicators
• The Situation

ORGANIZING IDEAS

• DECA Roleplay Organization Form
• Document roles
• Write down performance indicators
• Document key notes -
• The FACTS
• What’s being asked for - The ACTION
• Determine 
• What to present
• How to present it

DETERMINING DELIVERY

How will you share the idea with the judge?

• Examples - sales reports; slideshow presentation; brochure; ads; social media posts; brand template; etc.
• Ask for extra blank paper immediately.

PRESENTATION

• Immediately start presenting
• Introduction
• Identify 
• Roles
• State facts and action
• Acknowledge you have a resolution
• Presentation
• State performance indicators
• The resolution
• Visual aids
• Allow enough time for the judge to ask a couple of questions if they haven’t asked any during the presentation.
• NOTE: If the judge interrupts you during your presentation, don’t be thrown off. 
• Remember where you are in your presentation.
• Recognize - state “That’s a good question.”
• Respond - provide a brief answer
• Resume presentation
• Make sure each partner has a part to cover in team decision making event
• Use 21st Century Skills noted on the Evaluation Form
• 4-5 questions
• 28-30% of score

THE GREETING & CLOSING

• Greeting
• Introducing yourself to the judge
• Handshake
• Ask to sit or stand based on type of presentation
• Closing
• Ask the judge for their buy-in to your idea
• Thank judge
• Handshake

CLASS SETUP FOR PRACTICE

• Set up one competitor per table or 2/3 desks facing one another.(space for privacy)
• Partner judges and students by event type (50/50 split)
• Assign judge and competitor numbers
• Allow the judge and competitor the allotted prep time
• Use this time to review the judge role with judges
• Judges review the role play and scoresheet
• Competitors prep for presentation
• Have competitors exit the room 
• Give the competitors the “rules for engagement” with the judge
• Allow the competitors into the room and go to the judge that matches their number
• Start timer when all competitors are in place.
• Allow judges 5 minutes to complete evaluation form
• Then judges and competitors switch places
• Allow 30 minutes for individual events and 50 for team decision making
• 2 individual event rotations can be done while 1 team decision making event rotation is done.

GRADING

• Classroom Activity
• Judge participation
• Competitor participation
• Test
• Roleplay Score
• Professional Dress

 Episode 9

Instructional Areas

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Roleplay Prep - Competitor Grade Sheet

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Professional Dress Guideline

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