Sales Talk

Contest Date: TBA

Age divisions for all shows and contests are determined by your age as of January 1, 2019.

Age divisions will be:

• Junior: 9-13 years of age
• Intermediate: 14-17 years of age
• Senior: 18-21 years of age

Contest Rules

• Sales Talk presentations need to be 3-5 minutes long and must include the selling of Red Angus cattle or genetics
  
  
• If you are going to use an animal that you are exhibiting at the show for sales talk, you may bring that animal to the sales talk.
  
  
• If you are going to sell something that you have at home, bring pictures to help you sell.
  
  
• Contestants will meet individually with the buyer, who will be the judge, and present him or her with a sales talk.
  
  
• The contestant also needs to be prepared to answer questions the buyer may have on the item being sold.
  
  
• Time allotted to each contestant is five minutes.
  
  
• The Sales Talk contest is meant to be an informal interaction between the contestant and the judge (buyer).
  
  
• Contestants should be prepared to discuss performance information and visual appraisal traits.
  
  
• No formal preparation is necessary.