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Objective:
Objective:
As a major part of STEM 3, we wanted to focus on developing our public speaking skills and our ability to think quickly when unexpected questions appear during presentations, interviews, meetings, etc. In order to complete this goal, there were a variety of projects, followed by a presentation, to develop these skills. It took repetition and many presentations to attain this. These presentations would range from researched and well-prepared presentations to on-the-spot debates to cultivate our skills.
Competitive Debates
Competitive Debates
One method of developing our skills was through competitive debates with our classmates. The goals of these debates were not to have the most correct information presented but to be able to activate your quick thinking and persuasive abilities in a fast-paced manner. In these debates, there were two people randomly picked from the class. They would then proceed to spin a random generated wheel of debate topics. For example, they could have to debate whether cream cheese or butter was better. After getting assigned their topics one person would start defending their item, with the intention of convincing the class that they were right. This method of debating was an effective way of putting people on the spot and allowed students to develop not only their public speaking, but their argumentative abilities. It was a fun way of developing multiple skills at once and added a hint of competition between the students.
Competitive Presentations
Competitive Presentations
Objective
Objective
The objective of these presentation was to foster our ability of quick thinking. In this project we were placed in groups of two and were tasked with creating a very random presentation that we would pass to a group of STEM academy seniors and in turn would receive a presentation they had created. We did not know the topic or any of the presentation slides that we had to present beforehand to the senior and junior classes. The owners of the presentations would have control of the slideshow and were able to click through the slides however slow or fast they wanted. If the owner wanted, you to go more in-depth on the slide you had to. The goal of the slides was to through the groups off and make it, so they had to quickly think of explanations for the mystery presentations without losing their composure.
My Presentation
My Presentation
The presentation that my group created was a very spontaneous that utilized many jumping topics and loud noises to throw us off track. In terms of their success rate, it was able to distract us, but we jumped back and completed the presentation with little deterrents.
The Presentation Created
The Presentation Created
Competitive Presentation (backup).pdfThis was the presentation that me and my partner gave to a pair of senior STEM students to present. Created by T. Bray and B. SpeckJune 2nd, 2023
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