PREMIUM Midterm Presentations

Halfway there: The Midterm Presentations
March 18 & March 19, after 17:00 hrs.

Each PREMIUM student project team will have to present their project and progress by means of 5-minute pitch, during the PREMIUM Midterm Presentations event.

Pitch & Sinek’s Golden Circle

A pitch is a quick and well-designed speech designed to sell a product, idea or yourself, in a very short time frame. It is designed as an answer to one essential question: why is your team spending their time on this project? Or in your future career: why are you spending the time to apply for this job and why should you be considered as a candidate?

Pitching is a tool organizations use more and more as part of their recruitment and selection procedures. Even your motivational letter can be perceived as a personal pitch. All the more reasons we feel it is important to provide you with some practical pitching experience in PREMIUM.

During the PREMIUM Midterm Presentation, we therefore request that you do a 5-minute pitch about your project progress and outcome thus far/up to the moment of the midterm presentations. You will do so, structured and based on Sinek’s Golden Circle.

Why — Your project’s PURPOSE: The “why” is the core motivation, vision, or “itch to scratch” for doing your project. It is the vision that motivates the entire project. It is the core upon which strategies are built.

How —Your project’s PROCESS: The “how” describes the things that you want to accomplish to achieve the “why”, any specific actions you have taken as a team during your project.

What — your project’s RESULT (so far): What do you do? The things you do to implement your strategy for your project: plan, goals, and tactics.

Tip, Top, Q&A

After you have pitched your project progress, other teams are requested to give you positive feedback, a possible point for improvement and ask an in-depth question concerning your project. You will be invited to do the same for the other teams.

This way each team will not just practice the art of pitching, but will also practice giving and receiving constructive feedback. Providing a platform for students to recognize each other is a great way to encourage a positive atmosphere within the PREMIUM programme, all while fostering collaboration and teamwork. Furthermore, the content of the projects will be highlighted through the in-depth questions.

Programme of the evening

Each team has 5 minutes to pitch their project. After each pitch, time is scheduled for one team to give positive feedback, after which a second team will provide a point of improvement in a constructive manner, after which a third and final team will be invited to ask an in-depth question concerning the project.

The total time for each team comes out of approximately 15 minutes. Teams will present in rounds of 4-5 consecutive presentations, with a 30-minute break in between the rounds, in which drinks and snacks will be provided. At the end of the evening, we will have an informal get together to exchange experiences and socially interact.

Two Midterm Presentation evening will be organized, as there are too many teams to plan all in one evening. A schedule will be drawn up for each team when to do their presentation, and to give feedback or ask questions to which other teams.
You are only required to attend the evening your team is scheduled to deliver their pitch, although you are more than welcome to join the other evening too.

Please note that since these Midterm Presentations Sessions are part of the PREMIUM central events, attendance is mandatory for all students and a necessary requirement to successfully complete the programme.

Keep an eye on your student email account and the PREMIUM facebook page for more information concerning this event. Also, check your online student handbook section “Central Events” for the assessment criteria.