SEA Work Session 15

We are now getting into the final phase of our Academy --- the phase that is focused on crafting a pitch. In this phase of the Academy, we pull together all of the work that you have done in a compelling 8-minute presentation to be used to attract investors and help from those who might offer their time and expertise.

This Tuesday evening, we will briefly review key points on pitching. We will use our usual Zoom room. 

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After this presentation, we will split up into two breakout rooms. In those rooms, the students on your teams will give their first draft of this 8-minute presentation. We will give you some feedback. For the staff members, this will be an opportunity for you to take in the presentation with fresh eyes --- with the mindset that you are seeing it for the first time. After these presentations, we will send you to the ten team breakout rooms to plan for revisions of the pitch and whatever additional work you see that needs to be done to make sure that it is strong on all eight of the listed criteria.

In your meetings as teams this Tuesday, you should pick which student and which staff member will be the presenters  going forward. We all come back together in our session the following Tuesday, May 7 for a dress rehearsal of our showdown. In that session, the chosen student and staff member will give the second draft of the pitch. The remaining team members, students, and staff, should divide up responsibility for likely questions from judges and be ready with answers.

We then have ten days after that until our Showdown on Friday, May 16. Please remember that this session runs during the daytime from 9 am to 3 pm.

In that session, the chosen student and staff member will do the presentation to a panel of judges who will be asking questions and, at the end of the day, selecting the three teams to advance to the Showcase on May 29. Good luck to everyone.

We are looking forward to your presentations this Tuesday evening.