Task 5: Shark Tank

(Guidelines for Students)

(40%)

Instructions

1. Form a team of 5 people.

2. Imagine that you are the co-owners of a company. Name your company.

3. Imagine that your company is going to launch a new product (e.g. a device which makes our lives more comfortable) next year. The selling price of the new product can range from 100 baht to 5,000 baht.

4. As you are a startup group, you will have to convince some investors to invest their money in your project. See some examples of how to present a product to investors from TEDEd Program

• Examples of product presentations on TED Ed:

(1) https://ed.ted.com/on/jmzO0rfm,

(2) https://ed.ted.com/on/oXX2pGvd

(3) https://ed.ted.com/on/DwQY21VD

If you cannot access the TED Ed links, please use the following ones:

-Shark Tank: Breathometer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4e4YZlMZBM (From minute 12 to 23).

-Shark Tank: Muddy Water Camo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIt63BU8YaE

-Shark Tank: Boom Boom: Nasal inhaler -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz4pJb34gBk&t=849s (From minute 13.50 to 21.30).

5. Each project member designs a creative product to present to the team.

6. Hold a meeting on a new product launch (Company Meeting - 20%)

7. Work together to make the selected product better. Draw pictures, labels its components. Prepare to present it with PPT.

8. Imagine that, you would like investors to invest a lot of money in bringing your product to the market. So, present your product to a group of investors (your classmates and teacher who are going to be called “sharks” in this project) for 10-15 minutes. (Product presentation - 20%)

Company Meeting

(Guidelines for Students)

(20%)

30 minute per team/ Individual speaking time approx. 2 minutes

Objective: Your company is meeting to choose a single product for production and sale, based on your overall theme/ problem to solve.

1. One team member should act as the “chairperson” or leader of the meeting.

2. Each team member, including the chairperson, introduces their product to the meeting.

3. Provide an artwork/ representation of your product. This can be a single slide/ image including the product name, its image, and labeled components.

4. When a team member has finished introducing their product, other members ask questions or provide comments regarding the product. At least one question should be asked to each team member.

5. When all team members have presented their products, the team members must give opinions on which product to choose for Presentation Two, where the whole team presents one product to the other teams.

6. Once a single product has been chosen, the “chairperson” can conclude the meeting.

Marking Criteria:

I: Team Score (5 marks):  Overall meeting organization

II: Individual Score (15 marks)

• • • Content/organization (5 marks)

    • Fluency/ vocabulary (5 marks)

    • accuracy/ pronunciation (5 marks)

Overall = 20 marks (20 percent of LNG 224 final score)

Product Presentation

(Guidelines for Students)

(20%)

1. Your team has 10 minutes* to present your product to the class

(Live Presentation)

(*10 minutes total time including commercial)

2. Divide your presentation among all team members, so everyone has a chance to speak. (target 1.5 minutes per person) You can go into more detail about the product… the problem, the solution, what it is, how it works, etc.

3. Use the same Model for the presentation as was used the first time: Problem → Solution → Benefit

Think about your product… what problem does it solve? / How does it solve the problem? / What are the benefits?

Aim: You are trying to persuade the audience to invest in your product.

4. End your presentation with an idea for a TV/ internet commercial to sell your product. Commercial can be performed live OR recorded in a video. You can choose team members to speak in the commercial (not everyone has to speak). Think of the commercials you see every day. How do people sell their products? (Commercial can be any length from 1 minute to 5 seconds (for example, pop-up ads before videos)

5. After the commercial, ask for feedback from the other teams. Other teams have to ask questions/ give comments related to your product.

6. After all presentations have been made, each individual person in the class will be allowed to “invest” in the product(s) of their choice. Each person will receive 1,000,000 Baht to invest.

1. Criteria for evaluating "Company Meeting" (20%)

(Group marking + Individual marking)

Descriptor of Score 5

1. Team Score (5 marks) 

Meeting Organization and Content (Contains all the steps of the Guidelines; Meeting has a designated Leader who runs the meeting and uses the language prompts presented in class; Team members ask/ presenters answer questions for each product)

2. Individual Score (15 marks)

    2.1 Content/Organization of talk (5 marks)

 Product is described in sufficient detail; visuals are adequate; presentation is well-organized.

    2.2 Fluency/ Vocabulary (5 marks)

 Can speak without unnatural pauses in mid-thought/ mid-sentence; does not have to pause to think of necessary words; does not lapse into first   language; does not rely on “filler” such as “ummm” …. “ahhh” … “something like that”. Questions from audience are readily understood, and sufficiently  answered.

     2.3 Accuracy/Pronunciation (5 marks)

The degree to which students make errors that potentially affect the understanding of the listener / The degree to which the speaker can be understood by those who are listening without making special effort to bridge anticipated gaps (mentally filling in for the anticipated shortcomings of the student speaker).

NOTE: For in-person presentation, marks can be given for body language; easiest would be to combine all the spoken aspects (fluency/ vocab/ accuracy/ pronunciation) as x/5, and make body language another x/5 part of the assessment.

2. Criteria for evaluating "Product Presentation" (20%)

(Group marking + Individual marking)

Descriptor of Score 5

1. Team Score (10 marks)

     Presentation Organization and Content: Contains the necessary information; visuals are adequate; speaking time well-divided among all team members; organized with transitions between speakers. Questions from audience are readily understood, and sufficiently answered.

2. Individual Score (10 marks)

      2.1 Fluency/ Vocabulary (5 marks)

Can speak without unnatural pauses in mid-thought/ mid-sentence; does not have to pause to think of necessary words; does not lapse into first language; does not rely on “filler” such as “ummm” …. “ahhh” … “something like that”. Questions from audience are readily understood, and sufficiently answered.

      2.2 Accuracy/Pronunciation (5 marks)

The degree to which students make errors that potentially affect the understanding of the listener / The degree to which the speaker can be understood by those who are listening without making special effort to bridge anticipated gaps (mentally filling in for the anticipated shortcomings of the student speaker).

NOTE: For in-person presentation, marks can be given for body language; easiest would be to combine all the spoken aspects (fluency/ vocab/ accuracy/ pronunciation) as x/5, and make body language another x/5 part of the assessment.