Creative Fuel - Presentations

First... a little background: 
"Creative Fuel" (the meeting) occurs every other Friday. The designers gather for a half hour to recharge their brains. To get the ball rolling. To add fuel to our fire. It's really just a half hour for us to work together as a team "outside of the box". With a little design "lesson" sprinkled in here and there. 


For the past three meetings we have been working on our presentation skills. The first round of presentations was titled "Toastmasters". "How to" topics where thrown into a bowl and each designer took a turn blindly picking a topic out of the bowl and presenting it to the group. We used fun topics that any average person would know something about. And if you didn't... it would be easy to find your way through it. A few of the topics that were pulled (including the presenter) are below:


HOW TO MAKE A SANDWICH (Lindsee)
"Under no circumstances should onions ever be involved when preparing a sandwich."


HOW TO MOW THE LAWN (Michelle)
 "Always wear old shoes that you wouldn't mind getting grass stained."


HOW TO GET OUT OF BED (Patrick)
"Never any reason to get out of bed before 11:00 on a Saturday."


The second round of presentations, which were completed today, involved a bit more planning. The topics were still somewhat "easy" but this time we knew about them weeks in advance so we had time to prepare. Also, these presentations needed to be 4 minutes (2 minutes longer than the toastmasters). Check out some of the topics below:


HOW TO PLAN A BIRTHDAY PARTY (Doces)
"Always try to talk your friends into having the party at their house. This way you won't be burdened with the inevitable clean up"


HOW TO ORDER A PIZZA FOR DELIVERY (Shaner)
"Even if you know what you want, be ready to hear about the "daily specials"."


HOW TO WALK A DOG (Kimberly)
"Never leave the house without the potty bag. You and your dog don't want to get a bad reputation."


HOW TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING (Joe)
"Never go on an empty stomach."


HOW TO TAKE THE PERFECT PICTURE (Mark)
"Try snapping a shot while swinging the camera. Sometimes those pictures are the best."


HOW TO PLAN A VACATION (Andi)
"Know where you're going before you set out. Especially in a foreign country."


Everyone did a great job. The butterflies were definitely there for some but we all powered through and got some great experience presenting in front of a crowd. 


Great job, guys!