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How to guide on DECA Written Events for California DECA competitive events. Resource created by California DECA Team 63 www.californiadeca.org
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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!
FOR MORE INFORMATION…
• PLEASE VISIT THE CALIFORNIA DECA RESOURCES PAGE AT CALIFORNIADECA.ORG/RESOURCES.PHP FOR ADDITIONAL ROLE-PLAY RESOURCES
• CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER OFFICERS/ADVISORS OR YOUR STATE OFFICERS (CALIFORNIADECA.ORG/OFFICERS.PHP)
• SEND US A TWEET (@CALIFORNIADECA) OR FACEBOOK MESSAGE (FACEBOOK.COM/CALIFORNIADECA)