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Preparing Your Chairman’s Award: Almost as Fun as Building a Robot!

Preparing Your Chairman’s Award: Almost as Fun as Building a Robot!. Presented by: John Larock, FRC 365 Linda Grusenmeyer, FRC 365. Outline. Why Submit?/ Organizing Your Team Submission Process/Tips Presentation Process/Tips CA All Star Panel Q&A. Why Submit?.

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Preparing Your Chairman’s Award: Almost as Fun as Building a Robot!

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  1. Preparing Your Chairman’s Award: Almost as Fun as Building a Robot! Presented by: John Larock, FRC 365 Linda Grusenmeyer, FRC 365 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  2. Outline • Why Submit?/ Organizing Your Team • Submission Process/Tips • Presentation Process/Tips • CA All Star Panel Q&A 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  3. Why Submit? • To organize, document, and communicate what your team does • Recognition of what your team has already done • Allow students another avenue to demonstrate their skills and creativity • To satisfy your competitive urges another way • Must submit if your team received a NASA grant • Should plan to submit if you are vying for the Rookie All-Star Award 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  4. Organizing Your Team • Know the judging criteria • Select your Chairman’s Award team • Individuals should know what your team is all about • Individuals should be committed to whole task • Determine where to submit • What do you consider your “home regional?” • Other strategic reasons 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  5. What Do You Include in Your Submission? • What are the mission, vision, & goals of your team? • How does your team demonstrate the CA criteria? • How can you best tell your story to meet criteria? 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  6. Submission Components • Yearbook Page • Executive Summary • Chairman’s Essay Submission • Select Which Regional • Present to Regional Judges • If you qualify, present to Championship Judges 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  7. Executive Summary / Essay • First, list all team qualities, activities, and strengths • Exec Summary • Answer questions asked • Focus on time frame (past three years) • Focus on concrete results • Chairman’s Essay • Use creativity • How can you best tell your team story to meet criteria • Balance results, creativity, and emotion 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  8. Presentation Process • Complement info from Exec Summary and Essay • Reinforce topics you want judges to hear • Develop a script • PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! • Tell your story in the allotted time • Be prepared for questions 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  9. Additional Tips • It’s not only about what is submitted and presented • Observations of your team at events • Your team should “walk the talk” • Every team member is an ambassador of your team • Get feedback on presentation from non-FIRST affiliated reviewers • Choreograph your audio-visual and your talk 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  10. Chairman’s Award All-Star Panel • Cathy Beck, Team 103 • Robert Janke, Team 254 • Walt Hickok, Team 67 • SharonRybarczyk, Team111 • John Larock/Linda Grusenmeyer, Team 365 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  11. Q&A – Chairman’s Award All-Stars • Question #1 • What one or two team initiatives or activities do you believe differentiated your Chairman’s submission / presentation the year you won the award? 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  12. Q&A – Chairman’s Award All-Stars • Question #2 • Which one or two team attributes or characteristics do you believe differentiated your Chairman’s submission / presentation the year you won the award? 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  13. Q&A – Chairman’s Award All-Stars • Question #3 • What media did you use during your Chairman’s Award presentation? 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  14. Q&A – Chairman’s Award All-Stars • Question #4 • What did you learn from judges feedback during previous presentations that was helpful to you? 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

  15. Questions For the Panel? 2008 FIRST Robotics Conference

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