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Unread 29-01-2006, 18:02
WEHickok WEHickok is offline
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Re: looking for help on chairman award

Amy, you are correct that stuff like that will help. But the HOT Team won the Championship Chairman's Award without a bunch of stuff in our pits. But I do believe that it is a good thing to do. I have been talking with the FIRST people in Michigan for a couple of years asking that they set up an area at each regional for the Chairman's contenders to show their stuff outside of the pits...sort of like the Chairman's Hall of Fame at the Championship. The pits are usually very crouded and it is hard to take time to read everything and not be in the way.

Don't rely on luck to win. First you have to do outstanding things, and, high number teams, you need to establish a legacy. Second you have to tell your story...or better, sell your team. Yes, I believe that winning the CA is one of the biggest selling jobs our team ever did. I told my chairman's presenters that they needed to "Sell ice cubes to Eskimos." It doesn't matter if you are first to present or last, your presentation needs to be one that the judges don't forget.

And I believe that we were successful because we followed three words.. 1. Exaggerate...This doesn't say lie, but tell your story. Every little thing. Remember that the judges were not there when it happened so you must tell them. 2. Accentuate..Pick out three to five things and make them the center of your essay and presentation. You may mention other stuff, but keep it to a minimum. And 3. Eliminate...don't waste your words on stuff that everyone is doing...for example... "Our team helps other teams at the regionals". What team doesn't? But if you do have something that everyone else is doing, tell why the way that you are doing it is special. And remember all the details.

But make your essay something that the judges want to read and it does tell them why you are special and why you deserve the CA.

Good luck.
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