Speaker's Edge
The Speaker’s Edge Competition is a transformative public speaking competition for Ole Miss MBA students. The MBA students spend a week and a half working with world class communication coaches learning the skills of high-impact public speaking. The program culminates in a very exciting, two-day competition, where students present three different presentations in front of a panel of judges, comprised of industry business leaders.
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Judging
Please contact JoAnn Edwards to register as a judge. You can participate for one or both days: jedwards@olemiss.edu
2011 Schedule
Thursday, January 13
New Judges’ Training Class 11:00—11:30
All Judges’ Training/Lunch 11:30– 12:45
Student Prep for Round I 12:30 – 1:00
Round I Ethical Dilemmas 1:00 – 2:00
Prep for Round II 2:00 – 2:30
Round II Ethical Dilemmas 2:30 – 3:30
Round I Informative 3:30 – 4:45
Round I Persuasive 4:45 – 6:00
Reception 6:00
Friday, January 14, Schedule
Round II Informative 8:00 – 9:15
Round II Persuasive 9:15 – 10:30
Prep for Ethical Dilemmas 10:30 – 11:00
Finals Ethical Dilemmas 11:00 –12:00
Lunch 12:00 – 1:00
Finals Informative 1:00 – 2:00
Finals Persuasive 2:00 – 3:00
Speaking Events
Ethical Dilemmas: This is a limited preparation event. MBA students will receive a case citing a dilemma of ethics within a business setting. Students will have 30 minutes to prepare a 7 minute speech addressing how they may effectively respond to the ethical dilemma.
The Marketplace Pitch: (6–8 minutes) The Marketplace of ideas is alive and well at Ole Miss. MBA students will present their best ideas for a product and/or service. As rising professionals these MBA students will research, develop and pitch their ideas exercising the centuries old art of persuasion.
Informative Communication: (6–8 minutes) Communicating Complex Information: This event showcases your ability to communicate technically complex information to a non-technical audience. OR
Communicating Process Information: This event is designed to communicate or demonstrate a process or procedure.
