Role Play Practice

Hip hip hooray for role plays! Preparing for your competition role play not only involves your speaking skills, but also being aware of how the role plays in your category works. You can find more sample role plays by going onto deca.org, High School > Competitive Events > Sample Event (of your category). Searching online for a role play of your category will work as well, just be sure you are viewing a role play of your category before starting practice!

One great thing to do when preparing for a role play is to check out what the acronym DECA means. No, we don't mean "Distributive Educati... etc." We are talking about this acronym in the context of competition. The acronym is as follows:

• Define, Explain, Connect, Above
  • Define what the performance indicator means
  • Explain why it’s important or relevant to the situation
  • Connect to a solution
  • Above and beyond: make yourself stand out (contributes a lot to creativity if the effort is put in)!

Best of luck with your role play(s)! You've got this!

Want to practice a role play in person? Get in touch with Mrs. Dunlap or see her in room 1-032. We would love to help you prepare for competition in any way possible!