Schedule

8:00-9:00         Registration and Breakfast (A252)

9:15                 Round 1 of Group A (Duo, Imp, Info, DI, POI, Pers,)

10:30               Round 2 of Group A

11:45               Pizza Lunch (provided)

12:15               Extemp Draw

12:30               Round 1 of Group B (Extemp, CA, POE, Prose, STE, Interviewing*)

2:00                 Extemp Draw

2:15                 Round 2 of Group B

3:45                 Finals of Group A

4:45                 Extemp Draw

5:00                 Finals of Group B

ASAP              Awards

*Description of Interviewing event:

Each contestant will be interviewed for a hypothetical position as an intern at a Chicago Speakers Bureau.  This intern position involves supporting members of the speaker relations team by:

·         Assist in identifying trending topics

·         Conduct research on the topics

·         Give presentations to train internal staff on speaker topics

In round 1, the contestant will be asked general employment questions by an interviewer from Human Resources.  In round 2, the contestant will be interviewed by a Manager about their research and presentation skills.  In the final round, the contestant will be interviewed by one or more members of the staff they would be working with at the bureau.  Contestants will be given the opportunity to ask at least one question in the interview.  Time limit: Each contestant will be interviewed for 7-10 minutes.