WSU Engr Open House

Today's Plan: Prepare for Open House

Identify what's needed

Outline steps to accomplish

Practice

Assignment

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WSU Engr Open House

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Working, presentable Prototype

Elevator Pitch

Visual Presentation

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WSU Engr Open House

Working, Presentable Prototype

Robust

Some effort to illustrate functionality over method.

You've been working on this all semester

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch

What is it?

Each group starts sketching out one

For next week: post your elevator pitch to the blog

For next week: try your elevator pitch in class

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WSU Engr Open House

Visual Presentation

What is it?

Each group starts identifying parts to presentation

For next week: identify at least 4 parts you need

For next week: upload then show presentation parts in class

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch: What is it?

You have a ride in an elevator to sell your idea.

What do you say?

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch: How Long is it?

30 seconds

150 words

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch: A FormulaSTEP into it! (yeah)Statistics

Testimonial

Expert Opinion

Promise

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch: Content

Problem

Outcome

Story

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch: Tips

Leave out the jargon

Speak to outcomes

Specific Measureable Results

Make it personal

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch: Tips

Make it personal

Ask questions

Their question: what's in it for me?

Give them a way to offer something back in the end

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch: Tips

Practice

Practice

Practice

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch

Each group start sketching out their pitch

Practice pitches

Assignment: elevator pitches written out on blog by Thurs 11:59pm

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WSU Engr Open House

Elevator Pitch: references

http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/resources/marketingcommunications/developing-elevator-speech

http://www.dalekurow.com/elevator_speech

http://www.apg7.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Elevator-Speech-APG7-2010.pdf

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WSU Engr Open House

Visual Presentation

Tri-fold

Communicates your project without you

Focus on outcome

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WSU Engr Open House

Visual Presentation: tips

Neat, professional

Use Color, frame things

Diagrams, especially high-level

Overall Block Diagram is essential

John Harrison EE585Preparing for WSU Engr Open House

WSU Engr Open House

Visual Presentation: tips

Use color

Frame things. Put boxes around stuff

Pictures are great but don't show pictures of generic stuff

Schematic

Give focus for the eye

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WSU Engr Open House

Visual Presentation

What do you still need for your visual presentation?

How will you do it?

Who will do it? By when?

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WSU Engr Open House

Assignment review

Elevator speech: write and deliver next week

Visual Presentation:identify at least 4 things

Upload to blog by for next week

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