BEO 2018 Semi Finals

Mystery Presentation Brief

Having seen the background to your semi-final challenge, prepare your presentation
following the brief below:

Think of a unique initiative or campaign to promote

recycling and present it to the judges and the audience.
You do not need to worry about the financing of the campaign, the time in which it needs
to be delivered or how logistically feasible it is at the moment. The sky is your limit.

However, you must include the following in your presentation:

 describe the campaign / initiative

 explain how it differs from anything that has been done so far and
why you believe it is more likely to succeed
 explain how this campaign will work globally, and appeal to
different generations and nationalities

General rules:

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Minimum time: 8 minutes

Maximum time: 10 minutes

Preparation participation: the whole team can prep

Presentation participation: minimum 3 students
maximum 6 students
Judging criteria: BEO presentation rubric minus the visual category;
available on the other side of this brief
 BEO 2018 Semi Finals
Mystery Presentation Judging Criteria
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Team presents
Audience cannot Audience has difficulty
information mostly Team presents
understand presentation following presentation
Content

in a logical sequence. information extremely

Organi- because there is no clear because information is
Generally the well and in an engaging
sation of sequence to the not always presented
presentation aim can be sequence which
content information. The aim is using a logical structure.
easily identify and audience can follow
not clear or poorly The aim is somewhat
audience can follow without any difficulty.
conveyed. clear
generally well.
Speakers sometimes Speakers always
Speakers seldom Speakers usually
maintain poise; maintain poise and use
maintain poise; rarely maintain poise and use
Presentation skills

Body somewhat use effective presentation

use effective effective presentation
Language effective presentation techniques such as
presentation techniques techniques such as
techniques such as natural gestures and eye
such as gestures and eye gestures and eye contact
gestures and eye contact in a very
contact. well.
contact. natural manner.
Most students show Most students All students
Some students
Partici- little participation participate fully participate fully and
participate
pation and/or one student throughout most of the meaningfully throughout
well at times.
dominates the team. presentation. the presentation.

Speakers use few of the Speakers sometimes Speakers usually use the Speakers consistently
appropriate grammar use the appropriate appropriate grammar use the appropriate
Target
structures and lexis grammar structures and structures and lexis grammar structures and
Language
necessary to lexis necessary to necessary to lexis necessary to
communicate effectively. communicate effectively. communicate effectively. communicate effectively.

Accuracy
Team has some Team usually uses Team consistently
(i.e. Team makes many
problems with language language correctly and uses language accurately
grammar, errors in language usage
usage which the occasional error does and communicates
choice of which often impede
sometimes leads to not impede content without
lexis and communication.
Language

confusion. communication. problems.

syntax)

Most team members Few team members show

Most team members All team members speak
have frequent problems signs of hesitation and/or
hesitate and repeat exceptionally clearly
Fluency with hesitation and have repetition. The overall
frequently. Speech and without hesitation
to repeat some of the message is communicated
pattern is poor. or repetition.
language. well.

All team members use

Most team members
Most team members Team members have few very natural and clear
have problems with
struggle with problems with pronunciation and
pronunciation and
pronunciation and pronunciation and intonation coherent
intonation.
Pronun- intonation. Pronunciation intonation. Pronunciation with the key message.
Pronunciation
ciation not very clear and generally clear and Pronunciation would
sometimes clear and
international listeners poses few comprehension not cause
most international
may have to work hard problems for comprehension
listeners would be able
to understand. international listeners. problems in an
to follow the content.
international context.