This document provides guidance for students on pitching a proposed user study and co-design process. It discusses including illustrative examples and focusing on the target users, study methods, current findings, and future research plans. Tips are provided for effective visuals, body language, and maintaining a consistent tempo during the 5-minute pitch. Students are instructed to email any presentation materials by the November 16th deadline and the pitches will take place on November 18th.

1. thelastexercise
November 4th 2011

2. learning
outcome

3. Account for different methods
of co-design and discuss
potentials and disadvantages of
the methods

4. Plan and execute a co-design
process consisting of qualitative
and ethnographically oriented
studies of everyday life and work
practice and co-design method(s)

5. Propose a‘research
plan’in the form of a
pitch to execute a
bigger study

6. Document,analyze and
present the user study and
the user involvement in the
design process

7. Reflect on theoretical
aspects of qualitative user
studies and the involvement
of the user in the design

8. Reflect on the practical
aspects of conducting user
studies and on the selected
methods of co-design

9. howto
pitch
nov18th

10. an effective pitch
is illustrative
and tangible

11. short,that is
short bulletpoints
or just headlines
or images only

12. make use of
picture language,
comparisons and
examples

13. thepitch

14. what is your
target group?

15. how have you
targeted the
users?

16. how are you
conducting the
study?

17. how are you
involving the
users in the
design?

18. what methods
are you using?

19. what are you
findings so far?

20. how will you be
finalizing the
study?

21. when
presenting

22. language

23. be aware of you
body language

24. do not read from
a text

25. don’t look at the
screen

26. if presenting in a
group everyone
should look at
the speaker

27. keep track of
time and
present in a
consistent
tempo

28. butalso

29. have fun!

30. don’t be afraid
of critisism

31. and show
integrity

32. visuals

33. be consistent
with your visuals

34. make sure they
prove a point
instead
distracting

35. ?

36. inspiration

49. inshort

50. Present your project first!
Be brief
Make it easy to understand
And then explain the current
findings and future research

51. practical
details

52. pitch day is
novemnber 18th
12pm - 4pm

53. schedule will be
available on the
blog next
week...

54. YOU HAVE
5 minutes to
present

55. YOU WILL GET
10 minutes
feedback

56. use about
2-3 slides

57. If you are doing a ppt-præsentation,you have to
email it to Miriam beforehand.
If you don’t email me your presentation,your
group will be forced to do the pitch without visuals.
Email it to miriam at mlsm@itu.dk

58. DEAD
LINE!!!
Wednesday November 16th at 9pm.

59. GOOD BYE
AND GOOD
LUCK