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June 24, 2016

4th Annual BUILD Entrepreneur Games Draws Crowd of Over 1,000 Boston Innovators

Our winning team, Ireland, consisted of players from Hubspot, TD Bank, and the New England Venture Capital Association. Nearly 1,000 tech, startup and corporate professionals competed yesterday in BUILD’s 4th […]
June 7, 2016

More than 120 Ninth Graders Compete in “Shark Tank” Style Competition

See our competition winners interviewed on the Business Show on NECN. BUILD Boston’s 5th annual Youth Business Plan Competition was held June 4th at Suffolk University and the Omni Parker […]
May 23, 2016

U.S. Public Education Is Not A Spectator Sport

I recently had the privilege of attending a conference of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), a gathering of extraordinary young leaders (the minimum requirements for entry are typically being younger […]
April 14, 2016

BUILD Students Experience a Day in the Life at one of Boston’s Hottest Startups

Last Friday, about 25 BUILD students visited the offices of Skedaddle where they met the CEO, co-founders and staff and learned about the daily operations of a booming startup. Skedaddle […]
March 24, 2016

Congratulations! You’ve been admitted…

BUILD 12th grade student Evandro Monteiro was having a rough week.  His laptop stopped working, so he was staying up late into the night to complete a scholarship application using […]
February 26, 2016

NFL/TechCrunch “1st & Future”

On, Feb. 6, 2016, the day before Super Bowl 50, BUILD was invited to “pitch” to the owners of the NFL teams and their invited guests on Saturday as part […]
February 25, 2016

Spring Selling Season at BUILD

At BUILD, our students run real businesses (and earn real profits!)  They develop amazing products such as portable silverware, custom-blended organic fragrances, cookies with your photo on them, and more […]
February 23, 2016

BUILD Students Score at 1st and Future

Six BUILD students from Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area recently gave an impressive presentation to the owners of the NFL teams and their invited guests as part of 1st […]
January 21, 2016

BUILD Mentor Profile: Jessicah Pierre

Mentor: Jessicah Pierre Work: Communications Associate, Community Catalyst, Boston Education: B.A. Political Science, UMass Amherst, 2013 BUILD Student Business Team: Revamp’D One day while riding the Commuter Rail, Jessicah Pierre […]

VIDEO PREPARATION GUIDELINES

HOW TO RECORD

1. iPhone, iPad, Zoom and Loom are all choices of recording tools for their video presentation 
2. Record with both students and their presentation in view
3. Record horizontally for the best view of the students and their presentation
4. Follow Presentation Diagram to the Right

PRESENTATION TIPS.

- Make eye contact with the camera
- Notecards may be used as cue cards
•Pro Tip: Notecards should avoid having a full script
- Even when you are not speaking, don’t forget the camera is still recording!
•Be aware of your body language while you and your business partners are speaking
- Everyone has an opportunity to speak
- Professional dress is encouraged
- Practice makes perfect
•Practice how you will transition from each speaker
•Project your voice when you speak​

Follow positioning format Above

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