EXPLAIN HOW YOU RESPONDED TO A PROBLEM AND/OR AN UNFAMILIAR SITUATION. WHAT DID YOU DO, WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME, AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE?
This past February I decided to attend the miniEnterprize Youth Business Conference and Case Competition for the first time with my club members. I'll admit, I had my doubts. As the president of a business club, people expected you to be experienced in these things, yet I wondered how I could effectively lead my team while having no idea what to expect. Nonetheless, I walked into the UBC building on that cold, Saturday morning with my head held high ready for a packed day of new experiences. How did I respond to leading a team of young women through this unfamiliar situation? I delegated. Throughout my years in school, I have found the best way for a group to stay organized is to delegate tasks clearly. Once my group received our mystery case topic, I quickly skimmed through the package and determined which sections each member could thrive on. After appointing everyone with a different task, we began filling our slides with all the different information. To stay on track, I periodically reminded the team of the remaining time, ensuring everyone worked at a pace fast enough to complete the PowerPoint within the allocated two-hour timeframe.
Unfortunately, we did not qualify as finalist but at the end of the day we gained an abundance of new presentation skills, such as proper etiquette when presenting in front of a panelist of judges, ways to convey your thoughts effectively, and the ideal template to use when creating a presentation made to convince an audience of your ideas.
This past February I decided to attend the miniEnterprize Youth Business Conference and Case Competition for the first time with my club members. I'll admit, I had my doubts. As the president of a business club, people expected you to be experienced in these things, yet I wondered how I could effectively lead my team while having no idea what to expect. Nonetheless, I walked into the UBC building on that cold, Saturday morning with my head held high ready for a packed day of new experiences. How did I respond to leading a team of young women through this unfamiliar situation? I delegated. Throughout my years in school, I have found the best way for a group to stay organized is to delegate tasks clearly. Once my group received our mystery case topic, I quickly skimmed through the package and determined which sections each member could thrive on. After appointing everyone with a different task, we began filling our slides with all the different information. To stay on track, I periodically reminded the team of the remaining time, ensuring everyone worked at a pace fast enough to complete the PowerPoint within the allocated two-hour timeframe.
Unfortunately, we did not qualify as finalist but at the end of the day we gained an abundance of new presentation skills, such as proper etiquette when presenting in front of a panelist of judges, ways to convey your thoughts effectively, and the ideal template to use when creating a presentation made to convince an audience of your ideas.
