Day four is usually the toughest day for students! It's the last full-day of FELC and from the stress and exhaustion, you can see it in their eyes! These students have been working HARD day-in and day-out. Maybe today's commercial presentations will give them a little pep! Here's a few commercials presented today, check 'em out!
For whatever reason, YouTube is not allowing me to post the videos directly to the blog! So I will provide the links to YouTube below!
Next, it was time for the speech contest! The spoken word is very important in today's society. No matter the job position you find yourself in later in life, the ability to express one self's clearly, consistently (and sometimes persuasively) is invaluable. Each company elected two representatives from their group to shine and give a speech on a specific topic. This year's topic is "does capitalism encourage greed?" The students could say "yes" or "no" but what the judges were looking for is how they supported their theory. Was it logical? Were their points clear? We also looked at public speaking skills such as body language, clarity, appearance, eye contact, etc.
Think about the important and effective leaders you know and work with in your daily life. Are they meek and quiet when they speak or do they deliver their messages clearly and confidently? The most successful leaders (whether in business, government or community activities) are all effective speakers and can express their words ina way that makes people notice!
Our speaker today is a professor of economics and philosophy at Wake Tech, Derrick Nantz. His message to the students was about how to think critically, and then how to think about your "thinking!" He taught the students how to "fix glitches" in our thinking so that we can process information clearly and objectively. (His lesson fit very well with Pearce Godwin's teaching about listening first!)
After dinner, it was time for our last and final evening of selling! The pressure is on and the students are busy, busy completing assignments and getting orders filled for whatever product or service they
offer! With two BIG and very important project presentations due tomorrow, the teams are really getting a important lesson in time management! Like I said at the beginning - one of the important keys to success is TIME MANAGEMENT! (Not to mention, it's an important concept in succeeding not only in business, but also COLLEGE! Take it from me.)
FELC has had a spectacular week so far with some very bright and creative students! Tonight's biggest hit was the company "East Coast Entertainment" and their karaoke party they hosted! With
"FELC friendly" songs approved by their counselor, the students had an absolute blast singing and laughing with their new friends! The concessions companies took advantage of the opportunity and set up camp right outside the karaoke room to aid parched karaoke participants and the Style company sold their remaining t-shirts in the back of the room! (East Coast Entertainment even gave a shout-out to the Style company for allowing them to borrow their room!) Publications, too, was chalk-full of business with new-found friends wanting to make lasting memories at the MAP Publications photo booth!
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