We are (almost) ready...

We decided to get together on Sunday morning to practice the pitch one more time. Fortunately, the Centennial Engineering Center conference room was open, and we were able to practice our pitch in the same place as is going to be held tomorrow. This was really helpful, because we had the opportunity to set up the projector, try the TV's, as well as set an appropriate resolution. It was much easier than I expected, and we had all ready in just a couple of minutes.

As the configuration process went pretty quick, we could focus on the pitch itself. Based on the feedback provided by Professor Ackley on the Friday's optional pitch practice, we previously made some changes both in the slides and in the pitch. We decided to practice three ways of giving the presentation:

1. Matt F. (Intro), Matt S. (Demo and some slides), Matt F. (Last slides after the demo)
2. Matt S. (Intro), Matt F. (Demo), Matt S. (Last slides after the demo)
3. Matt S. (full presentation)

While Matt F. and Matt S. practiced the pitch, Natalie and I, acted as judges. I particularly liked the second version, because I saw Matt S. more confident when he spoke about the Demigod's features (maybe because, along the last weeks, he had practiced the pitch more times than Matt F.), whereas Matt F. did a great job explaining the demo, using a natural language, easily understandable by the audience. Additionally, I realized two more things when we followed this version:
- Matt S. can take a rest in the middle of the pitch, and be ready for the second part.
- As Matt F. only explained the demo, he was able to take control over the laptop, showing exactly what he wanted to display. This avoids any lack of coordination between the speaker and the laptop's handler.

Natalie also preferred the second version, so we went again through this way twice, and finally, I felt that we chose the right option. I saw Matt F. slightly more confident, and Matt S., who had brought a bunch of notecards, did not use them any more (which is good, because it gives a better impression to the audience).

The rest of the weekend, we worked on finishing the slides clean up based on the Ackley's feedback (font sizes, colors, slogan, graphics, etc.). Besides, I created a shared folder on Dropbox and several sub-folders in order to add all the project materials. So I included the documentation we have on Google Drive, as well as the story board, the timeline, and the full commit log.

This evening, we are going to practice one more time trying to debug some minor things on the pitch, but I am absolutely convinced that our presentation will go well tomorrow.