No one is perfect, but overall you guys all did really great! There were many comments for everyone that were very similar, and it just comes from how much experience you have with getting in front of an audience. With time and experience you will gain more confidence, and then presentations will not make you as nervous. If you did not get a chance to watch the TED talk yet, please watch it – and not just watch it, try out the techniques! It’s all pointless if it’s not actually applied!
Tu Th:
Weakness:
Eye contact
Mumbled, not easy to understand, too quiet
Not clear Wordy,
Fidgety
too many details (this one is always a balancing act – not too much, not too little) Few visual aids
Nervous. Started strong, but then became nervous.
Avoid distractions
Laughing at team mates.
Unequal workload distribution
Don’t just read off slides!
Ummmm…
Organization
Knowledgeable
Gets to the point,
High energy
Focused
Confident
Concise Prepared
Interesting
Enthusiastic
Organized
Awesome!
Good eye contact
Good posture
Can tell they put a lot of effort in
Well researched and informative
Great mechanical knowledge
Great use of the board Great explanations, good descriptions, good examples, in depth
Team members worked together as a group
Quick delivery of a lot of information
Reminder - are you brainstorming ideas for your big semester project?
https://tkor.squarespace.com/micro-x-bow/
HW #2: Engineering Disciplines Paper
Engineering is a broad field that offers many disciplines, each with different specializations. Identifying the specific disciplines and specializations you want to pursue is essential in planning your academic and professional career. Does Mechanical Engineering appeal to you? What about Civil, Electrical, or Industrial?
Weakness:
- Diagrams not clear,
- speaking not clear, not loud enough,
- not clear how it works,
- Don’t just read off of notes, one person talked for a long time while others did not talk as long.
- Not enough information,
- did not listen to questions,
- some sections shorter than others,
- talked too slowly,
- be more enthusiastic,
- Needed better eye contact
Strengths:
- Well organized,
- nice power point
- lots of good information, they knew their material well
- great eye contact
- interesting topic
- well spoken
- clear examples of applications
- enthusiastic
Fri Morning class:
Weaknesses
Didn’t go into detail on how it was made, need to elaborate more
Not
enthusiastic
Needed to be more personableWeaknesses
Didn’t go into detail on how it was made, need to elaborate more
Eye contact
Mumbled, not easy to understand, too quiet
Not clear Wordy,
Fidgety
too many details (this one is always a balancing act – not too much, not too little) Few visual aids
Nervous. Started strong, but then became nervous.
Avoid distractions
Laughing at team mates.
Unequal workload distribution
Don’t just read off slides!
Ummmm…
Organization
Strengths
Loud and
ClearKnowledgeable
Gets to the point,
High energy
Focused
Confident
Concise Prepared
Interesting
Enthusiastic
Organized
Awesome!
Good eye contact
Good posture
Can tell they put a lot of effort in
Well researched and informative
Great mechanical knowledge
Great use of the board Great explanations, good descriptions, good examples, in depth
Team members worked together as a group
Quick delivery of a lot of information
Reminder - are you brainstorming ideas for your big semester project?
https://tkor.squarespace.com/micro-x-bow/
HW #2: Engineering Disciplines Paper
Engineering is a broad field that offers many disciplines, each with different specializations. Identifying the specific disciplines and specializations you want to pursue is essential in planning your academic and professional career. Does Mechanical Engineering appeal to you? What about Civil, Electrical, or Industrial?
Write a paper using the technical format (numbered sections, lists, figures) outlining your life plan.
Section 1: What are your top 3 engineering discipline choices?
read through: http://e1201.blogspot.com/2014/08/review-there-are-30-40-different-fields.html
Don't just pick something because you happen to be familiar with it! Become familiar with all of the disciplines so you can make an informed choice!
What is the job outlook in your chosen fields like? What are similar occupations?
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Architecture-and-Engineering/home.htm
Section 2: What are your goals in this field? What specializations would you like to go into? Which of the below squares describes what you want to do?
Section 3: What are the top 3 universities you would like to transfer to? What is your plan for paying tuition? What classes do you need to take for the program you want into?
http://www.supercollege.com/
http://www.finaid.org/
http://www.lonestar.edu/scholarships.htm
Section 4: Where are you sending resumes to for internship opportunities while you are in school? What career fairs do you plan on attending? What are the top 4 companies you would like to work for when you are done, and why?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_in_Houston
http://www.lonestar.edu/career-services.htm
http://www.lonestar.edu/career-fairs.htm
Section 1: What are your top 3 engineering discipline choices?
read through: http://e1201.blogspot.com/2014/08/review-there-are-30-40-different-fields.html
Don't just pick something because you happen to be familiar with it! Become familiar with all of the disciplines so you can make an informed choice!
What is the job outlook in your chosen fields like? What are similar occupations?
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Architecture-and-Engineering/home.htm
Section 2: What are your goals in this field? What specializations would you like to go into? Which of the below squares describes what you want to do?
Section 3: What are the top 3 universities you would like to transfer to? What is your plan for paying tuition? What classes do you need to take for the program you want into?
http://www.supercollege.com/
http://www.finaid.org/
http://www.lonestar.edu/scholarships.htm
Section 4: Where are you sending resumes to for internship opportunities while you are in school? What career fairs do you plan on attending? What are the top 4 companies you would like to work for when you are done, and why?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_in_Houston
http://www.lonestar.edu/career-services.htm
http://www.lonestar.edu/career-fairs.htm
Include references at the end of the paper.
