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Retail and Hospitality - Auctioneer
1. Your task is to assemble a group of
items which have different values and practical uses. These can include: 2.
You will ”auction” these items off to a group of
”buyers” using Monopoly money. Like an This task will test your abilities to control a
group, using a persuasive and fast paced tone, and selling
items. These are all attributes auctioneers
must have in order to be successful in their 3. Each member of the group of auctioneers will be given a different limited number of each bill in the monopoly set. Buyers in a real auction will have a limit to their money and it is only fair that your customers do as well. The money limits are:
1. This career is about Public Speaking and the skills involved. The following video clip is from BTN 11 June 2013. Look at how this competition is set up. As a class, you are going to replicate this situation but instead of auctioning houses, you are to auction live cattle.
2.
The following video clips come from the
finals of the 2015 & 2016 ALPA Young Auctioneers Competition. The competition takes
place every year with 5 judges scoring each individual auctioneer based on
clarity of chant and voice quality, bid catching ability, conduct of the
sale,
3. In groups of four, you are to come up with a description of a cow, bull or calf that is ready for sale. On the "Sale Card" include as much information as possible. Use the following sites to help with this description.
4. Swap cards with another group!
Each of you will be given 5 minutes to learn about your animal for sale.
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