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# pitch session training

* what resources will you have?
    * what materials are the attendees working with?
* how is the pitch session we're talking about today related to what you’re doing when you’re coming back?
* tension to resolution - what need are you filling, what obstacle are you overcoming
    * quick practice with partners and rotate again and again and refine into 1 minute thing
* is there a visual component?
    * post-its, images, etc.
    * what role might these play in the pitch?
* Canva examples of pitch decks
    * sometimes this helps people understand the basic structure of a pitch
    * Are there norms of the discipline, audience that the pitchers should know about? 
    * Canva templates show differences between pitching a film, business
        * THE STAY - PDF on my laptop
* what we can do in the space of the LL 

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40 students attending a retreat
professional development optional session
geared toward both younger students and more senior students - helping them learn to talk about themselves (for younger), for older students - networking at conferences, developing a kind of technical elevator pitch


separate session for students who are giving talks - this is separate from the retreat
essentially new - 2nd and 3rd year students give 12 minute presentation about their work over the summer
technical in that audience is all specialists but want the research to be accessible to students from different fields
need to give an intro to what you're dealing with
2 workshops here and get presentation tips, how to intro their subjects 

