RITMechanical Engineering PLEASE TAKE A SEAT, BUT NOT WITH YOUR TEAM:

RITMechanical Engineering Design Project Management The One-Minute Talk Tips and practice for poster presentations and summary presentations. And maybe even the odd job interview. And the you’ll-never-guess-who-I-bumped into- and-shared-my-story-with-opportunity.

RITMechanical Engineering Motivation for this Workshop Communicating effectively Critical to career success Opportunity to present yourself and sell your idea Prepare a packaged presentation Practice, Practice, Practice In front of the mirror In front of your friends Never easy, You will get better with practice Today = Practice

RITMechanical Engineering Instructions One person in each pair gives a one- minute talk while the other listens. The listener takes 2 minutes and writes a brief description of what they think their partner’s project is about. Switch roles and repeat. Exchange papers – how did you do?

RITMechanical Engineering The Result Collect feedback from the group: Did you have a good idea of what the project was all about? Did you have a good idea of what this person did? What did you want to know that wasn’t covered? What would you think if… …this were a career fair? …this were a poster session? …you were a faculty member and this student came to ask you to support their project?

RITMechanical Engineering Things to Consider Without preparation, this is difficult! How many of you… Have had to do this before? Had a 1-minute summary of your project prepared prior to today? Think about why you might need a 1- minute summary, have something in mind for those topics.

RITMechanical Engineering Specific to you/DPM/MSD Proposed project name, why it’s important, major technical challenges, what you hope to achieve, and how the faculty member could help. What your MSD project goal was, why you did it, what your role was, and the outcome (for poster session)

RITMechanical Engineering Suggested formats…other situations What you did, why you did it, and why it matters What you did, why you did it, and what you learned What’s the problem, why it exists, what if it isn’t solved, recommended solutions, and expected benefits

RITMechanical Engineering Planning Exercise Select target audience Potential faculty champion/consultant Poster session attendee (Imagine) Career fair/job interviewer Plan speech Brain-Dump Streamline Connect Practice

RITMechanical Engineering Tips Take a breath, think about what you want to say Say what you want to say with confidence Make eye contact Maintain a pleasant face Listen to the response Respond to questions

RITMechanical Engineering …and…GO! Pair up with someone new. Each of you give your talk to the other Give feedback What went well? What could have gone better?

RITMechanical Engineering Summary Communicating effectively Critical to career success Opportunities to present & sell yourself Never easy, will get better with practice Questions? Comments?

RITMechanical Engineering Rest of class Work time Questions? Next time: bring in-progress draft of PRP for peer review.