CHAMPIONSHIP TOOLKIT 2015

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1 Everything you need to run a JCI Public Speaking Championship inside! All you need to know about the competition JCI JCI PUBLIC PUBLIC SPEAKING SPEAKING CHAMPIONSHIP TOOLKIT 2015 A guide to running a JCI Public Speaking Championship

2 TOPICS 2015 Curlingforældre Black Friday Android vs Apple Offline Livet før døden Forlæns og baglæns Nudging Konkurrencestaten Altid online 2020 Dronerne kommer JCI i 100 år Kærlighed er. Selvledelse Paradokser På kanten af Danmark Kæft, trit og retning Drømmeland Overvågning Fifty shades of grey Livet uden GPS Det nye sort Den lille forskel Plastic fantastic Anger management Hellere lidt skidt i krogene, end et rent helvede Internet trolls IQ vs EQ Kaos Happy Choose one of the topics above as headline for your speech. How you interpret the topic is completely up to you Sponsored by 2

3 ARE YOU READY TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF? Do you find it difficult to stand in front of an audience and give a speech? Are you nervous when you need to make a presentation at work? Or would you just like to go to the JCI European Conference in 2016 with all expenses paid? Then you should participate in the Public Speaking Championship aka The Golden Microphone! The Golden Microphone is one of JCI's proud traditions. WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF PARTICIPATING IN THE COMPETITION? Would you like to BE BETTER to stand before an audience and deliver a message? Then this is the perfect training ground. If you are a beginner, you learn many good techniques. Are you an experienced speaker, there is always room for a finishing touch. Give yourself the chance to challenge yourself! Would you like to become more aware of what works for you? By entering the competition you train specific techniques and learn how you can use them to your advantage. Feedback from trained judges can make you a sharp speaker. It is a way to be an active member Not all members are into group projects or elected posts. Here is the opportunity to be active within the organization in your way! Great 1st prize for the national winner The national winner wins paid transportation, conference fee and hotel for the next European Conference in Value about DKK 10,000. 3

4 YOUR SPEECH IS JUDGED BASED ON 8 CRITERIA General performance - how do you present your speech, your body language and use of space Argumentation (Reason) Do you use relevant and substantiated arguments Structure presentation of topic, content and points. Does your speech have a good flow Language Do you use imagery, rhetorical questions, vary your language and intonation

5 YOUR SPEECH IS JUDGED BASED ON 8 CRITERIA Argumentation (Credibility) - how credible are your arguments and are you trustworthy as a speaker Use of AV equipment How do you use PowerPoint, audio, flip-over, etc. to underline your message Argumentation (Emotional Appeal) Do you use emotions to deliver your message and capture the audience Timing Does your speech last 5 minutes Each of the 8 criteria gives points between 0-7 For example if your Timing is between 4:45 to 5:00 minutes you get 7 points in this category. The speaker who gets the most points wins the local competition.

6 HOW TO PARTICIPATE Sign up for the competition by sending an to JCI Slagelse on by 30 April 2015 at the latest. If you sign up before 31 January 2015, it only costs DKK 1,100 per chapter. If you sign up later, but before 30 April 2015 it costs DKK 1,300 per chapter. Each participants in your local competition is to make a speech of 5 minutes based on one of the 30 topics to choose from. HOW TO CARRY OUT THE COMPETITION IN YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER The competition can be held during a normal chapter meeting or as part of a course or weekend activities. Some chapters choose to make a training before the actual competition. You can get a visit from a JCI trainer who can teach you presentation techniques. Or you can get a visit from a former participant of the national competition and hear about their experiences. For the competition you need judges. Judges may be the other members of your chapter, but we recommend that you use trained judges (which you can find by checking or contact JCI Slagelse), or you can ask members from another chapter if they will judge your local competition. Judges scoring sheets can be found on and must be used for the competition. At our website you can also find more about the rules and judging criteria. You do not need to set up an entire competition in your chapter. Even if just one member wants to participate in the competition, you can sign up and then this member will be your representative in the region finals. All participants can choose to hold their speech in English or Danish. 6

7 DEADLINES AND FURTHER INFORMATION The winner of the local competition goes on to participate in the regional finals. It is the same speech from the local competition that is to be held in the regional finals. The winner of each regional finals goes on to participate in the national final at the National Conference in October All national participants will receive a new topic and prepare a speech of 7 minutes in either Danish or English. DEADLINES: 30 April 2015: Registration deadline for chapters to sign up for the competition 31 August 2015: Deadline for having found your representative in your local chapter 20 September 2015: Deadline for the regional finals 3 October 2015: National final at the National Conference 2015 PRICE: Sign up before 31 January 2015: DKK 1,100 per chapter Sign up by 30 April 2015: DKK 1,300 per chapter For sign up send an to [email protected] DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? You will find all relevant information at or contact Sabrina Spangsdorf, JCI Slagelse at [email protected] or by phone

8 ARE YOU THE NEXT HEIDI, JAN OR ANNA? Jan Bryde from JCI Brønshøj won the European final in Malta in 2014 and represented Europe in the World Final in Leipzig in 2014 Anna Strøbæk from JCI Slagelse won the national final in 2014 with a speech in English and will represent Denmark at the European Conference in Turkey in Heidi Larsen from JCI Holbæk won the European final in Monaco in 2013 and represented Europe in the world finals in Rio in