Role Play Templates
One effective method of getting your ideas organized during your prep time is to use the TEMPLATE method.
One effective method of getting your ideas organized during your prep time is to use the TEMPLATE method.
Page #1: Instructions & Performance Indicators
Step #1: Instructions & Situation
Step #1: Instructions & Situation
When you enter the prep room you will receive two printed sheets of paper.
When you enter the prep room you will receive two printed sheets of paper.
- Page #1 contains the instructions and the specific Performance Indicators for your event
- Page #1 contains the instructions and the specific Performance Indicators for your event
- Page #2 contains the specific event scenario
- Page #2 contains the specific event scenario
You should also get a writing utensil and as many pieces of blank paper as you need
You should also get a writing utensil and as many pieces of blank paper as you need
The scenario present a problem.
The scenario present a problem.
Your job is to solve it.
Your job is to solve it.
Page #2: Business Scenario
Step #2: Create a template
Step #2: Create a template
Divide one side of blank paper into five sections (if you have more than four performance indicators, divide the other side into another four sections)
Divide one side of blank paper into five sections (if you have more than four performance indicators, divide the other side into another four sections)
If you have four or fewer PIs, your template can look like this.
If you have five or more PIs, divide the back of the page into quarters too.
Step #3: Skim and identify important info
Step #3: Skim and identify important info
Write the following in the top box
Write the following in the top box
1) Who you are
1) Who you are
2) The company name
2) The company name
3) Who the judge is
3) Who the judge is
4) The thesis question (ie the problem you need to solve)
4) The thesis question (ie the problem you need to solve)
Step #4: List your Performance Indicators
Step #4: List your Performance Indicators
In each of the boxes on your template, write a Performance Indicator. You may need to abbreviate for the sake of time.
In each of the boxes on your template, write a Performance Indicator. You may need to abbreviate for the sake of time.
Step #5: Transfer Information
Step #5: Transfer Information
Transfer any important information about your Performance Indicators that you found in your scenario or that you want to remember into each of the boxes.
Transfer any important information about your Performance Indicators that you found in your scenario or that you want to remember into each of the boxes.
Step #6: Create your solution PI by PI
Step #6: Create your solution PI by PI
Use the Performance Indicators as a frame on which you build your solution, step by step.
Use the Performance Indicators as a frame on which you build your solution, step by step.
Don't forget to:
Don't forget to:
Empathize
Empathize
Back It Up
Back It Up
Be Confident
Be Confident
Practice Tip!
Practice Tip!
Although you won't be able to write on the PI or Scenario pages during the actual competition, you can practice by identifying the following on sample scenarios.
Although you won't be able to write on the PI or Scenario pages during the actual competition, you can practice by identifying the following on sample scenarios.
Example:
Example:
Roles & Thesis (Yellow)
Roles & Thesis (Yellow)
PI#1: Purple
PI#1: Purple
PI#2: Green
PI#2: Green
PI#3: Red
PI#3: Red
PI#4: Blue
PI#4: Blue