Volunteer judges. The event family decides whether you present, sell, interview, or think on a prompt. Not every FBLA sitting is a seven-minute presentation.
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Sales stays with a buyer. Job Interview skips the talk. Impromptu uses a prep clock, then speaking without those notes. A presentation room is only for presentation events.
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The event sheet is public
If the event scores content, delivery, and time, say those words. Judges mark faster when they hear the criteria.
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Time is a criterion
Going over is penalized even if nobody cuts you off. Keep a 15-second last line you can land from anywhere.
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Q&A is one question, one point
Stacking three ideas makes volunteer judges lose the thread. Answer, then stop.
HOW IT IS SCORED
What the panel is listening for
Starter weights for this format. Paste the real sheet if you have it.
Content and evidence35
A real problem, a real user, and proof you did the work.
Organization25
Open, body, close. Signpost so a volunteer can follow.
Delivery25
Pace, eye contact, and not reading the slides.
Time15
A finished close inside the limit.
BEFORE YOU STAND UP
What to do in the next sitting
Lead with the problem, not the intro
Skip the long name-and-school opening. First sentence: who this helps.
Name the rubric out loud
If they score delivery, they need to see it. If they score content, they need a fact.
Answer one thing in Q&A
One question, one point, then stop.
QUESTIONS
About FBLA practice
How should I practice for FBLA?
Pick the named event first. The clock and the room follow that family, not a seven-minute presentation default for every sitting. Run it out loud, take volunteer questions, and swap in your official rating sheet when you have it.
Is SpeakNow affiliated with FBLA?
No. SpeakNow is not affiliated with FBLA. Practice scores are not official ratings.
What do FBLA judges usually ask?
Concrete, one-part questions: how you came up with the idea, who it helps, why you chose a tool, what was hardest, what you would change. Not multi-part technical interrogations.
SpeakNow is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FBLA. This is independent practice for the format. AI feedback is practice guidance, not an official grade.