Scoring
What we look forJudges score posters and oral presentations on the following factors using a 5-point scale.
Round one
- Poster quality
- Clarity of message, attractiveness and professional preparation.
- Does the poster generate interest in the concept without verbal explanation?
- Presentation quality
- Is the team informing or persuading?
- Is the team knowledgeable, in command of the situation and on top of the information?
- Have they presented enough information and explanation to justify their ideas?
- Professional presence
- Was the team dressed in business attire?
- Did they hold eye contact, project their voice and speak reasonably?
- Did they conduct themselves in a professional manner?
- Judges impressions
- Did the poster and presentation convey enough important insight into the business proposition that a potential investor would want to see more and ask the team to come back to present a complete business plan?
- Intangible or wow factor
- Did the team and poster leave a lasting impression?
- Overall impression
- Each judge will provide a numeric score for each of the criteria sections for each presentation they review. After scoring, judges will discuss the results to decide on the overall competition winner.
- Judges are encouraged to provide critiques for each of the participants reviewed. The purpose of these critiques is to provide an educational experience for all competition participants.
Round two
- Pitch contents
- Did the team effectively communicate the problem and their solution?
- Is the team convincing, knowledgeable and in command of the situation and on top of the information?
- Have they presented enough information and explanation to justify their ideas?
- Presentation quality
- Is the team informing or persuading?
- Is the team convincing, knowledgeable and in command of the situation and on top of the information?
- Did the team convey a sense of energy and enthusiasm?
- Professional presence
- Was the team dressed in business attire?
- Did they hold eye contact, project their voice and speak reasonably?
- Did they conduct themselves in a professional manner?
- Judges impressions
- Did the poster and presentation convey enough important insight into the business proposition that a potential investor would want to see more and ask the team to come back to present a complete business plan?
- Intangible or WOW Factor
- Did the team and presentation leave a lasting impression?
- Overall Impression
- Each judge will provide a numeric score for each of the criteria sections for each presentation they review. After scoring, judges will discuss the results to decide on the overall competition winner.
- Judges are encouraged to provide critiques for each of the participants reviewed. The purpose of these critiques is to provide an educational experience for all competition participants.