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Originally Posted by Taylor
If I had it to do over again, I'd have a mentor from a friendly but separate team sit in our Chairman's presentation, and offer to do the same for their team.
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That's actually a really good idea. I might recommend to my team that this be implemented in the future!
To reflect on the changes, the time extension was helpful but not actually followed. At champs, the presenters walked in, introduced themselves, and stood there for a few moments before the judges said "We're starting the timers whenever you're ready". This was confusing because we were under the impression that the timers started when you walked in. After the presentation the judges wasted time asking if the members wanted to sit down, complimenting the presentation, and deciding who was to ask a question first, all while the timer was running. That being said, our team realized that next year we need to dedicate more of that time limit to questions, or else address major questions in the presentation instead of waiting for them to be asked. Additionally, the extra mentor was an opportunity our team found useless for the points mentioned earlier in this thread.
Like everyone else says, the lack of feedback was upsetting. No further lamentations are needed.
As a side note, the presentations rooms were very close together and it's understandable that teams wanted to cheer on their presenters afterwards. But as a presenter, it's hard enough to maintain focus with the pits below the rooms, let alone loud cheering just outside the door for sustained periods of time. Just please be considerate of other teams presenting.