The Future

I was fortunate to be able to sit in on a few of the undergraduate presentations this year (Undergraduate meaning high school students in this case), hand heard some of the best presentations at the conference. They were all very well prepared, did not have to totally read every word of their papers, focused on the audience, used power-point and clips effectively, and were able to participate in conversations and answer questions after their presentations. One student from Crosby (TX) High School even wrote, shot, and performed in a 15 minute video that was exceptional. What a breath of fresh air. These students are our future, and we really need to encourage students to participate every year. These students presented like professionals who had been through this before, but actually, none had. Congratulations to all undergraduate presenters - I'm looking forward to next year!!!