You now have a (team-based) blog assignment for this week: go back through your presentation, the Q&A, and feedback received and come up with a list of TEN takeaways / lessons learned / things to do differently next time.
- Be more confident when presenting and answer the questions by referencing previous studies about other phase change materials that been used for a similar application of increasing photovoltaic panel efficiency
- Include the accomplishments from last semester in simplified science terms and a timeline addressing next steps
- When answering questions be more concise and do not add more if the contribution does not answer the question
- Elaborate on what is occurring in the pictures that touch on the experiment set up and what exactly are we testing/what are our metrics of success
- Include research from the lifecycle analysis (calorimetry testing) and other testing conducted
- Schedule time ahead with the group to practice the presentation together to be more confident when presenting
- Assign each group member a topic to answer for judge’s questions
- Explain the product in less technical terms and what exactly we are achieving
- Spend less than a minute on a slide and do not crowd one slide with information instead include transitions
- Use a more aesthetically pleasing presentation theme
Hi team!
Great work on the post! I agree with all points you guys made except 9, where it says “Spend less than a minute on a slide.” Some slides require more explanation on others so try not to make every slide a minute or less because a slide that needs more context to it should have the necessary time allocated.