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Individual Development Speakoff Rules
1. ONLY ACTIVE MEMBERS who have successfully completed the Speaking Shills Course within two years prior to the State
Competition Speakoff may participate at the state level. They must also be winners of their Regional Speakoffs for the same year in which they compete in the state competition.
A member who had
taken the Speaking Skills course in the previous year and had been the local organization Speakoff winner could compete in the Regional Competition. Local organizations may send more than one winner to
the Regional Speakoff The Regional Individual Chair should be advised in advance of the Regional Speakoff in any such situation.
2. ONLY ONE PARTICIPANT from each Region my compete at the State
level. If no competition is held in the Region, then no participant may represent the Region at the State Speakoff Competion.
3. Several local organizations of regions MAY COMBINE to sponsor a
Speaking Skills course. From a combined course, winners may be selected from more than one local to compete at the Regional level. When two or more regions have a combined course, a winner from each
Region may be selected to participate in the state competition.
4. EACH REGIONAL WINNER going to the State Speakoff will be expected to:
a. Prepare and present a 5 minute speech about one
of the State and National BPW Legislative Platforms that are in effect during the year in which the competition is being held. No props or cue cards will be permitted, only notes on 3x5 or 6x8 inch cards
b. Give a 2-minute impromptu speech on a topic to be assigned just prior to the speech. Impromptu topics will related to BPW and the State and National BPW Legistative Platforms.
c.
The third element in the Individual Development
Competition is an individual interview
with the three judges.
Each participant will be
interviewed for 10 minutes. The judges
will be assessing a variety of skills,
including the individual’s ability to
communicate, personal accomplishments,
career goals, poise and self confidence.
5. A panel of three judges, only one of which may be a member of BPW, will select the Speakoff winner, solely on the basis of point
accumulation. The evaluation form used during the Speaking Skills Course will be used for judging. The judges will be selected on their speaking experience and knowledge of speaking skills. They will be
thoroughly briefed as to the purposes of Speaking Skills, course of BPW, and on the use of the evaluation form.
6. All contestants MUST ADHERE to the guidelines.
rules. and deadlines set forth by the State Individual Development (ID) Chair in order to compete at the State Speakoff. Failure to do so will result in disqualification from the competition. The
State ID chair will follow all of these rules but has the right to make all decisions for special situations of the State
Speakoff.
Mandatory
Criteria
Click
here for a summary of the 2008 IDP
Mandatory Criteria from BPW/USA.
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