Presentation Workshop Week
Presentation Workshop Day 3
When: Friday, October 31, 8:00 am. Don't be late!
Where: Green Center, Metals Hall. All full-class meetings will be in this room.
What: We will do a morning of team elevator pitches
Elevator Pitches
Every team will come down to the stage, one team at a time, for a 2-minute elevator pitch. These will be timed and very fast, no slides, keep the teams moving. During the 2 minutes, every student must speak.
An elevator pitch is a brief, persuasive summary of an idea that can be delivered in the time it takes for an elevator ride (in this case, 2 minutes). Its purpose is to quickly and clearly spark interest in your project and encourage further conversation by highlighting what you are doing and your unique value. For this exercise, focus on the exciting and motivational component of your project. Why is this project important? What is its impact? What is an exciting deliverable you have accomplished so far that you are proud of? Imagine you are telling a family member about this awesome project you are working on. Be concise. This is not an introduction of each team member, just your project.
Details
- Come on stage as a team
- Give an elevator pitch; you will be timed, at the 2-minute mark you will be ejected from the stage
- Every team member must speak during the 2 minutes, ideally about an even amount
- Separately, you will be put into groups of 4 teams (Groups A - F). You will be giving written feedback to the other 3 teams in your group, so be paying attention to your group's pitches.
Rubric
| Timing Target: 2 minutes |
+ 1.0 point 1.5 - 2 minutes |
+ 0.5 point 1 - 1.5 or > 2 minutes |
+ 0.0 points < 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content and Energy |
+ 1.0 point All team members speak, pitch is engaging and explains the project, team has high energy and excitement |
+ 0.5 point Not all team members speak, pitch is less engaging, project is less explained, team has low energy |
+ 0.0 points Only one team member speaks, project is not explained, pitch is confusing and full of tangents, team has no energy |
