Blog 27: Senior Project Reflection

 

(1) Positive Statement
I am most proud of the effort I put into my presentation. I put a good 20 hours of work into my presentation. I spent a lot of time on making posters, planning my activities, designing my powerpoint, and drafting out what I want to say. Because of this my activities ran smoothly, my powerpoint was easy to understand, I was able to make talking time and I didn't choke at all during my presentation.

I'm proud of being able to make talking time without any struggle. It really proved that I did learn a lot during my senior project.

(2) Questions to Consider

What assessment would you give yourself on your 2-Hour Presentation (self-assessment)? Why?

     I would honestly give myself a AE-/P+. I met all of the requirements and put A LOT of effore into my presentation. My presentation went well and my activities were interactive. All of the information I presented showed quality research.

b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)? Why?

P-, I did well on some components, and not so well on others.

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

My research worked out the best. I developed a system of finding new articles which helped me find good research. I also managed to get interviews with very successful international business people.

(4) What didn’t work for you in your senior project?

Finding service learning was a challenge. It was hard to find a business that would want a 17 year old to shadow them from 50 hours. But I eventually found an international real estate agency, which was good service learning because my mentor was able to teach me A LOT.

(5) Finding Value

The senior project has helped my with my time management skills and learning to not procratinate. These assignemtns were big projects that couldn't be waited on for the last minute... especially Independent Components, I-Search, and the 2 Hour Presentation.
Also it helped me confirm my college major of Economics. At the beginning of the year I wanted to major in International Business, but I learned that business is not the best major that I could take in order to be a successful international business person.
I learn A LOT about my topic of interest and I know I can understand international business better. Now when I read the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, or the Economist I have an idea for what they are saying :)

Blog 26: 2-Hour Presentation

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxDGp0KTPUBtOHo0aEJMTGdlczA

Blog 22: Answer 3

EQ?
What is most important to success in international business?

Answer 3:
Be able to trade in different currencies without losing money or charging too much.

Evidence: 3 pieces (facts and examples)
-value of different currencies go up and down
-exchange rates can be unreasonably high
-depending on different economies certain products had different values.

Source: for answer and evidence
-Angela Forgo interview
-16 tips for dealing with international clients
-Robert Jefferson interview

Blog 20: Room Creativity

How do you plan to address the room creativity expectation?
An idea I have to decorate the room with different sections labeled and designed to fit different countries, with the companies that come from those regions labeled. I will then take those compnaies and connect them to the countries that they trade with.

What activity ideas do you have for answer 1 or 2?
For answer one, I could assign each group of five a country to "trade with" and give them a discription of that country's costums.

Blog 19: Answer 2

EQ: What is most important to success in international business?

 

Answer 2: In order to achieve success in international business you must be able to communicate properly with your clients.

 

Evidence:

- If you are not familiar with the language of a clients culture a lot of miscommunication can come up with can lead to bad transactions and lack of trust with clients.

-The Challenges of Dealing with International Clients - "Speak in plain English when dealing with clients who are not fluent in English to avoid miscommunication."

-Because international business requires you to deal with clients from other nations, there will be several instances when you deal with clients whose first language is not English.

Blog 14: Presentation 2 Rought Draft

20 Minute Presentation

Blog 13: Answer 1

(1) What is answer 1 to your EQ? Be specific in your answer and write it like a thesis statement.
The best way to perform business with international clients is to assimilate with their culture.

(2) What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?
-If one does not understand their clients culture it is often difficult to realize if they have lost their clients trust.

(3) What source(s) did you find this evidence and/or answer?
And interview with Rovert Jefferson.

Blog 4: Presentation Reflection

1.  In what way did the first interview affect your presentation?  Please explain, be specific and use an example.
My interview gave me a lot information about the information that I was eager to learn  more about going into the interview, however she also gave me a bit of new information that I ended up focusing on for my five minute presentation. For example, when I asked her if she could give me any suggestions for places in which I could get my service learning done she said that I should talk to any business as long as it is international and not domestic. She then went on to explain the several differences between the two types of businesses. At the time I new that a domestic and international business were different, but I didn't know that the ways in which they trade and handle business had such a significant difference. I found this bit of information to be very important for someone who wanted to learn about business, so I decided to use that as the core of my five minute presentation.


2.  What you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
 My visual was pretty unique from the other visuals I saw from other presentations. The reason for this is because unlike several others my visual supported the information that I shared and was integrated into the overall presentation. Due to this I believe that my presentation was more interactive than a majority of the other presentations.


3.  What was the most challenging to do and why?
 The most challenging part of the presentation was organizing the information I had received from my research and interview into a presentation that could be easily understood and interesting to a group of 12th graders that probably didn't know much about business or those who cared little for the subject.