Chairman's Submission

[Niezrecki]

Hi guys,
Out of curiosity, what do you guys do for your chairman's presentation before the Q & A? Traditionally we do a skit and we have been successful. But I am curious whether we should mix it up.

[BigJ]

We tell our story in a (hopefully) entertaining way that matches the theme of our essay.

In 2011 (the first year we received an RCA), our theme was the "puzzle" of our team and how all the pieces go together. Our prop for the presentation was a puzzle with the pieces prepresenting different parts of our team and ultimately combining to create our logo.

Last year, our theme was superheroes and comics. Our judges reports were small comic books (not actual drawn but photos with filters applies and designed to look like a comic book, complete will "ads" from our sponsors ). The presentation was more of a skit while telling the story, with 2 students acting as superheroes and one as a villain who didn't think our team could have any impact on anyone. Our prop was a giant "comic book", refurbished from a giant cardboard book we made in 200...9? for a storybook theme.

[Jacob Bendicksen]

We present what we do in a way that matches the theme of the essay. We pretty much repeat what we say in the essay, but with more personal stories in there (the essay is for facts, the presentation is for more personal anecdotes). If you can make the judges think 'wow, FIRST has had an impact on that guy,' you're halfway home.