MEC-E3001 - Product Development Project L, V, 11.09.2019-15.05.2020

Halfway Show

• Halfway Show
  

  Halfway Show

  Hello awesome people! 
  It's time to prepare for the Halfway Show.

  What?
  Halfway Show (HWS) is your chance to present your project to the class and the world.

  How?
  You will have 10 minutes to present your brief, what you've done so far, and your future plans with supporting media (slides, picture, video, live demo, etc)

  When?
  January 24th, starting at 16:00 in Stage. Teams will go in the following order. See the schedule below:

   
  16:00 - Opening
  16:15 - Presentations start (10min each)

  • Team ABB (ABB)
  • Team Laser (WPET)
  • Team SkyCrew (AIRBUS)
  • Team Winco (GRK)
  • Team Tardigrade (AURORA)
  • Team FireFlys (HEIMDALL)

  17:30 - Coffee Break
  18:00 - Guest speaker
  18:10 - Presentations continue (10 min each)

  • Team UFO (ROCLA)
  • Team FRAGE (HITSEED)
  • Team TTK (TRENOX)
  • Team Futudent (FUTUDENT)
  • Team Wonder (IMAGINE)
  • Team SkyEcho (ATTRACT)

  19:15 - Closing 
  

  The Dos and the Don'ts:
  You will have 10 minutes to present your project. In these 10 minutes, your task is to ensure understanding of your audience. You wouldn't want to confuse them with too much detail, neither create more questions than you answer. As with all presentations, tailor-make your presentation for your audience. In this case PDP students and DF people. Use supporting media such as images, videos, and sounds. We don't want to see slides which are a wall of text. The audience can only focus on one thing at a time: either read the text or listen to you. If you need to use text, please limit it to 6 bullet points maximum. Live demos are exciting yet risky since it might not work. Have one or two persons presenting.

   
  Tips for a better presentation (up to you):

  • Problem-solution / Heaven and hell: Going back and forth between the problem (hell) and your solution (heaven), thus showing the contrast and proving how your solution is solving the issues.
  • Show evidence: Using fact, numbers, and expert quotes show evidence that your decisions are the right ones.
  • Grand unveiling: When it comes to presenting your "final" product unveil it as if you're Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone to the world for the first time.
  • Talk further: Talk to the person sitting all the way at the end of the hall. This means you talk with a strong and calm voice to make sure everyone is following.
  • Check your slides on the Stage computer ahead of time (on rehearsal day). Heads up! Not all fonts work from Windows to Mac. 
  • Entertain: People are giving you their time, so respect that and don't bore them or leave them confused.
  • Practice, practice, and practice!

  
  Here you can watch last year's presentations. Below are the ones we think were good:
  
  PART I

  21:10	Trenox	Well prepared, good structure
  30:55	Saab	Good Storytelling; Engaging with audience
  47:50	PexrayTech	Well rehearsed; live demo of prototype

  
  PART II
  
  

  26:50	Nose Academy	Good Storytelling
  57:35	Haapaniemi	Complicated solution explained in a simple way
  1:06:50	FMC	Problem and research well explained

  
  
  

  Presentation material with Elina

  Have your halfway show presentation material ready by 19th of January, and book a time slot here to present it to Elina at Engine room and get feedback. Representatives from each team should come with their halfway show material ready to present.
  
  Schedule for Presentations Consulting:
  
  

  Monday, 20 January	Tuesday, 21 January
  9:00 - 10:00 Imagine	9:00 - 10:00 Airbus
  10:00 - 11:00 WPET	10:00 - 11:00 Rocla
  11:00 - 12:00 Hitseed	11:00 - 12:00 Trenox
  13:00 - 14:00 GRK	13:00 - 14:00 Heimdall
  14:00 - 15:00 Aurora	14:00 - 15:00 Futudent
  15:00 - 16:00 ABB

  
  
  Final rehearsal - audio/video equipment check with George
  

  On Wednesday 22nd of January and Thursday 23rd of January, come to Stage for your final Halfway Show rehearsal, and get familiar with audio and video equipment. George will be there to assist you. If you have any special requests concerning lights/video/sound, discuss with George beforehand. 
  By the end of your rehearsal, please deliver the presentation material to George directly.
  You can book a slot for your final rehearsal here.
  

  
  Schedule for Presentation Rehearsals:
  
  

  Wednesday, 22 January	Thursday, 23 January
  	9:00 - 10:00 Imagine
  10:00 - 11:00 HitSeed
  11:00 - 12:00 GRK (Winco)
  12:00 - 13:00 WPET
  13:00 - 14:00 ABB	13:00 - 14:00 Heimdall
  14:00 - 15:00 Aurora	14:00 - 15:00 Trenox
  15:00 - 16:00 Futudent
  16:00 - 17:00 Rocla	16:00 - 17:00 Airbus

  
  

  
  

  • Halfway Show 2020 Presentations URL

    Submit your Halfway Show presentations here.
    Submissions can be in PowerPoint or Keynote as well as all the speciality fonts if they were used. 
    
    Please use the following naming for files: TeamName_SPONSORNAME_Submission_number.pptx
    (Example Tardigrade_AURORA_01.pptx)
    
    Deadline for submissions is until Thursday, 23 January, 20:00.