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FUTURE BUSINESS facilitator
Future Business Facilitator gives competitors the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in delivering effective training, whether in a corporate setting or a traditional business education environment. This event includes pre-judged assets and a live presentation, showcasing members’ ability to design, organize, and communicate instructional content.
Event Overview
Division: Collegiate
Event Type: Individual
Event Category: Presentation
Event Elements: Pre-judged Asset and Presentation with Topic
Pre-judged Component: Training/Lesson Plan
Presentation Time: 3-minute set-up, 10-minute professional development training or lesson plan presentation, 3- minute Q & A
Career Cluster Framework Connection: Education
NACE Competency Alignment: Career & Self-Development, Critical Thinking, Communication, Leadership, Professionalism
Items Provided by Competitors: Technology, presentation items, Conference-provided nametag, Photo Identification, Attire that meets the Florida FBLA Dress Code
Items Provided by FBLA: Table for preliminary round presentation and final round presentation
2025-2026 Topic
Teaching Innovation for Competitive Advantage
Design and deliver a professional development training or lesson focused on how businesses can sustain growth and gain a competitive edge through innovation. Your session should include engaging strategies, relevant examples, and practical takeaways for helping an organization stand out in a competitive market.
How can innovation drive long-term success—and how can you effectively teach others to apply it?
Judges will play the role of students/professional development attendees. Competitors will select one part of their professional development training plan/lesson plan to teach to the judges during the presentation time.
State
Eligibility
· FBLA membership dues are paid by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on February 1st of the current program year.
· Members must be registered for the SLC and pay the state conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
· Members must stay within the official FBLA housing block of the official FBLA hotel to be eligible to compete.
· Each chapter may submit one entry in this event.
· On the state level, each member can compete in up to three different events in the following combinations: three objective tests OR two objective tests and one performance OR two objective tests and one production or one objective test and two production OR one objective test, one performance, and one production. Students may enter the Christopher Heider, Rob Kelleher, Who’s Who event, and one Chapter event (Community Service, State of the Chapter) in addition to their above chosen events.
· Only competitors are allowed to plan, research, prepare, and set up their presentations.
· Each competitor must compete in all parts of an event for award eligibility.
· If competitors are late for an objective test, they may be either disqualified or permitted to begin late with no extension of the time as scheduled. This is at the discretion of the proctor. If competitors are late for a presentation time, they may be disqualified or placed later in the schedule. The decision is solely up to the judges.
· Participants must adhere to the Florida FBLA dress code established by the Florida Board of Directors or they will not be permitted to participate in the competitive event.
Recognition
· The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 4.
Event Administration
· This event has a pre-judged, preliminary and final presentation round. If there are less than 15 competitors registered, the presentation component will proceed directly to the final presentation round.
· Pre-judged Materials
o Submission Deadline: A PDF of the training/lesson plan must be uploaded in Blue Panda by the date specified in the SLC registration packet.
o Professional Development Training/Lesson Plan Specifics
· The training/lesson plan must be no more than three pages in length and formatted to fit standard 8.5” x 11” paper.
· Competitors must use the training/lesson plan template provided on the final page of these guidelines. While the format may be retyped or adjusted, all original components must be included. The training/lesson plan should be designed to cover a full class period.
· Links and QR codes are not permitted within the training/lesson plan.
· Advisers or others may not assist in preparing the asset. It must be created entirely by the competitor(s).
· All content must be original and created specifically for this competition.
· Assets must be new, original work and may not have been submitted at any previous National Leadership Conference.
o The pre-judged materials are pre-judged before the SLC.
o Pre-judged materials will not be returned.
Preliminary Presentation
o Equipment Set-up Time: 3 minutes
o Development training/lesson plan Presentation Time: 10-minutes (one-minute warning)
o Question & Answer Time: 3 minutes
o Important: Time allocations are exclusive. The presentation must begin immediately after the 3-minute set-up time concludes. Time may not be shifted between segments. Competitors will not interact with judges during the set-up period
o The presentation is judged at the SLC. The presentation is not open to audience members.
o Competitors are randomly assigned to sections.
o Technology Guidelines
· Internet Access: Not Provided
· Presentations must be delivered using one or two personal devices (laptop, tablet, mobile phone, interactive whiteboard, or monitor approximately laptop-sized).
· If using two devices, one must face the judges and the other must face the presenters.
· Projectors and projector screens are not permitted, and competitors may not bring their own.
· Wireless slide advancers (e.g., presentation clickers or mice) are allowed.
· External speakers are not allowed; audio must come directly from the presenting device(s).
· Electricity will not be available.
o Non-Technology Items
· Pre-judged assets, visual aids, samples, notes, and other physical materials related to the project may be used.
· Items may be placed on the provided table or on the judges table, if space allows.
· No items may be left with the judges following the presentation.
o Restricted Items
· Animals, except for authorized service animals.
· Food, which may be used for display only and may not be consumed by judges.
· Links and QR codes, which may be shown but may not be scanned or clicked by judges at any time.
o Research
· Information must be supported by credible, well-documented sources.
· Any use of copyrighted material, images, logos, or trademarks must be properly documented.
o Event Specific Information: Competitors should incorporate the following aspects in response to the topic
· Judges will play the role as trainees/students. Competitors will select one part of their training/lesson plan to teach the judges during the presentation.
· Demonstrate Subject Mastery: Show deep understanding of the topic through accurate, thorough content and clear communication.
· Align Materials to Objectives: Ensure all instructional materials support the stated training/lesson goals and consider diverse learning needs and styles.
· Design Engaging Learning Activities: Incorporate creative, hands-on activities that motivate trainees/students and allow them to actively demonstrate their understanding.
· Organize a Professional Training/Lesson Plan: Present a well-structured, creative, and visually polished training/lesson plan that is both interesting and appropriate for a classroom setting.
Final Presentation
o The presentation guidelines outlined above will apply to the final presentation.
Scoring
· The pre-judged score will be added to the preliminary presentation score to determine the finalists.
· The pre-judged score will be added to the final presentation score to determine the winners.
· If only one section, the pre-judged score will be added to the final presentation score to determine the winners.
· Judges are required to break all ties. All judging decisions are final. Results announced at the State Leadership Conference are considered official and will not be changed after the conclusion of the State Leadership Conference.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
· FBLA complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing reasonable accommodations for competitors. Accommodation requests must be submitted through the conference registration system by the official registration deadline. All requests will be reviewed, and additional documentation may be required to determine eligibility and appropriate support.
Recording of Presentations
· No unauthorized audio or video recording devices will be allowed in any competitive event.
· Competitors in the events should be aware FBLA reserves the right to record any presentation for use in study or training materials.
Penalty Points
· Competitors may be disqualified if they violate the Competitive Event Guidelines or the Honor Code.
National
Be sure to see the National guidelines at https://www.fbla.org/divisions/collegiate/pbl-competitive-events/