IMPROVING YOUR COMPETITION SKILLS Matt Filippini Herriman High FBLA Chapter
IT’S LIKE A BEING A TRACK COACH… …yes, a track coach…times 12 Get organized Get resources ready ahead of time Set challenges for students (you can’t be everything to everyone)
PHILOSOPHY Quality over Quantity If I was a teenager, I would want to… Build quality, then quantity Start Small and build up 2012 – 12 2013 – 23 2014 – 36 2015 – 43 Have fun Be Inspired Connect to the next level Colleges Professionals Jobs Make it real world Gavin’s Story with HUB
PHILOSOPHY CONTINUED Work Smarter, not HarderFind your community’s strength Implement FBLA into the classes you are already teaching Use tests Use the same rubrics Use your background and strength FBLA Booster Club We have a lot of parent who want to help…so we let them
PHILOSOPHY ENDED Never stop talking about FBLA “Mr. Filippini annoyed me so much with FBLA, I joined so he would stop talking about it” - Michael “I really had no idea what FBLA was when I joined, but Mrs. Wing was always excited about. it - Olivia “I wanted to start building “computers”, but needed some business background. Filppini and Wing really helped us with that in FBLA. - Steve and The Woz
GET ORGANIZED Binders Website Practices Classes Remind.com For Students For Parents Calendar 1 year ahead
MARIN’S STORY 1 st Place Regionals 1 st Place State 6 th Place in the Nation
CONNECT STUDENTS TO THEIR STRENGTHS Over 70 Competitions Role Plays Presentations Tests
GET EVERYONE INVOLVED
JUST NOT THE WEIRD ONE
QUICK STUDY GUIDES Price $4 - $7 Great for testing events!!!
QUIZLET.COM
CLUB WEBSITE - WEEBLY!!!
WEDNESDAY TRAININGS / MAP TIME (NOW) Breakfast – Cereal and Milk After School – PB&J Topics Guest Speakers Men’s Warehouse, Chick-Fil-A Local Entrepreneurs Speaking Events Testing Events
PRESENTATION EVENTS Watch YouTube Videos National Winners Buy the FBLA Resources Videos Winning Reports Free Resources Record (with permission) your best students and save the videos! The Evil Bell Bring in professionals into the planning process Practice, Practice, Practice…
ROLE PLAY EVENTS Research First Contact Professionals Listen to their stories Create your own role plays Practice the role plays and presenting second
SIMPLE KEY TO SUCCESS Compete Herriman Invite – October 6 th USU Aggie Invitational – October 12 th Dixie? Go to your Region Competition Go to State!
FBLA BRAND
GREAT BUSINESS CLASSES BUILD GREAT FBLA CHAPTERS
BOOSTER CLUB When: 1 st Thursday of every month at Kneaders Who: Any parents who want to be involved What: Putting together care packages before competitions Network to get guest speakers Help with fundraising Help pre-judge before competitions Miscellaneous things
OFFICERS & THEIR POSITIONS
EVENTS
FUNDRAISING Herriman’s Got TalentMr. Mustang
COMPETITION PREP Connect Parents & Professionals together right before Region and State Competitions Set it up like a competition
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