Public Speaking and Writing
Public Speaking and Writing rewards contributions that advance fraud-fighting knowledge: conference presentations, published articles, teaching, and documented training delivery. The domain tests verifiability and professional reach, not enthusiasm.
Qualifying activity
- Presentations at association conferences, fraud summits, or state chapters, evidenced by the program listing your name and session.
- Articles in trade publications or peer-reviewed journals, evidenced by the publication and byline.
- Teaching insurance or fraud courses at an institution or academy, evidenced by a syllabus or faculty letter.
- Internal training you developed and delivered, evidenced by materials plus attendance records.
Evidence standards
Programs, certificates of appreciation, publication mastheads, and slide decks with dates. A claim that you “presented to the team” without a record is weak; a conference program is strong.
Worked example
A candidate lists a session at a national fraud conference and a co-authored article in a claims journal, attaching the program page, the article PDF, and the slide deck. Reasoning: the program corroborates the speaking claim, and the bylined article is the stronger item because publication is durable and attributable. The slide deck alone would not have been sufficient.
Traps that cost marks
- Listing attendance at a session as speaking at it.
- Submitting unpublished drafts or informal blog posts as publications.
- Counting a course you took as a course you taught.
- Omitting dates, venue, or audience, which makes verification impossible.