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Your PITCH DECKS Questions Answered!

Cover Slide (Slide 1):

  • Visual/branded introduction to your presentation
  • Does NOT need to be numbered “1”
  • May include company name, logo/graphic, or tagline

Title Slide (Slide 2):

  • Must be numbered “2”
  • Must include all required information from the guidelines

All pitch deck slides except the cover slide must be numbered sequentially and the total pitch deck cannot exceed 20 slides (including cover, title, table of contents, body, bibliography, and appendix). The cover slide does NOT need to be numbered “1” but is included in the 20 slide maximum.

Written Reports are due January 9, 2026 through the DLG Judge Pro portal

NOTES BEFORE YOU START:

  • Only the ADVISOR will be able to upload the paper/ slide deck to Judge Pro. 
  • DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO SUBMIT YOUR COMPETITION SUBMISSIONS ONLINE.  Excuses of technical difficulties, server issues, and power outages will not be accepted as reasons for not submitting on time.


STEP I:   SUBMIT TO DLG Judge Pro        JANUARY 9, 2026 BEFORE 5:00 PM
STEP II:  THE CHAPTER ADVISOR LOGS IN AND SIGNS OFF ON THE STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES FOR EACH STUDENT TEAM ENTRY.

Events requiring an online submission to DLG Judge Pro

Students in ALL Written events are expected to upload the following:

Professional Selling and Consulting Events:  FCE, HTPS, PSE (these events are also expected to write their respective cluster exam)

  • a PDF of the presentation slide deck (FCE, HTPS and PSE events ONLY)
 

Integrated Marketing Campaign Events:  IMCE, IMCS, IMCP (these events are also expected to write online Marketing Cluster exam)
Entrepreneurship Events:  EFB, EIB, EIP, ESB, IBP
Business Operations Research Events:  BOR, BMOR, FOR, HTOR, SEOR
Project Management Events:  PMBS, PMCD, PMCA, PMCG, PMFL, PMSP 

  • a PDF of the paper submission (required for all above events)

DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026 BEFORE 5:00 PM

FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS will lead to a penalty deduction between 5 – 15 points.

  • 1″ margins (top, bottom, left and right)
  • Arial regular font only, size 11 (size may vary only in items in the Appendix, Tables or Financial Statements)
  • portrait printing only
  • single, 1 1/2 or double spacing is acceptable
  • maximum pages 10 and 20 pages depending on event
  • either APA or MLA is acceptable; your choice

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