Team Blogpost: Carol, Jade, Christie, and Andy

Prompt:  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. 

1. Be more confident when presenting and answering the questions by referencing previous studies about other phase change materials that have been used for a similar application of increasing photovoltaic panel efficiency.
2. Include the accomplishments from last semester in simplified scientific terms and a timeline addressing the next steps.
3. When answering questions, be more concise and do not add more if the contribution does not answer the question.
4. Elaborate on what is occurring in the pictures that touch on the experiment set-up and what exactly we are testing/what are our metrics of success.
5. Include research from the lifecycle analysis (calorimetry testing) and other testing.
6. Schedule time ahead with the group to practice the presentation together to be more confident when presenting.
7. Assign each group member a topic to answer for judge’s questions.
8. Explain the product in less technical terms to describe what we are aiming to do.
9. Spend less than a minute on a slide, and do not crowd one slide with information. Consider including transitions.
10. Use a more aesthetically pleasing presentation theme.