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Originally Posted by EStokely
On monday I will be heading into work and will be asked the normal question of "How did you guys do?" I suspect I will try to say "We did well, we seeded in the top 8 and had a strong alliance, we won a team award " They will say "great job" and that will be about the end of it for them.
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And yeah, we won a team award.
The Chairman's !!!
Baby!!!!!!
Thanks for listening. See some of you in Atlanta
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I would highly emphasize that you won (paraphrasing the words of the speech given before you won)
FIRST's most prestigious award!
It's something that is often a missed opportunity when describing or selling your team to outsiders who have never head of
FIRST; that is, adding to the conversation the true caliber of the award you won.
Whether you win a technical award, a business award, a spirit award, a safety award, or even a judges award, I would not just stop at "we won a team award" when describing your accomplishment(s).
You won an award that very few teams have over the years (relatively speaking).
Play that up for all it's worth when speaking with anyone!
Your team earned that right to use that to your advantage now to grow the program & earn some respect both inside & outside the
FIRST community!
Oh, and congratulations by the way & good luck in Atlanta!
Edit: Looks like Gary (post above me) & I are on the same page! lol