TEC Charm School

This Saturday I went to a seminar that the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center was offering. It was called "Charm School." Instead of teaching 19th century etiquette and flourishes, TEC Charm School basically taught modern business etiquette and networking, complete with a business lunch session. There were about 9 different presentations, ranging from Men's Business Wardrobe to Desk Manners to Telephone Etiquette. My personal favorite was the Women's Business Wardrobe. The presenter, Michelle Matteson, was informative and entertaining. She mostly talked about how people judge businesswomen unconsciously, and later she explained how to use this judgement to our advantage. It was a great presentation.
Overall, Charm School was pretty fun. For $20, I got to see 9 different presentations, got a good breakfast and great lunch, got to network with other students, and got a t-shirt. The only thing that kind of bothered me was the length of the program: about 8 hours. But such are the ways of learning: nothing comes without a cost.
The TEC website is pretty cool. It has a lot of different competitions going on in the next few months, which can be of interest to iFoundry folks. Here's the url: http://www.tec.illinois.edu/tec/. Be sure to check out the Student Events stuff; they're pretty sweet!
Today's the last day to work on our project for Eng 198. Our group is doing pretty well so far; I think all we have left is to assemble the car. It's pretty exciting to see bits and parts come together to make a cohesive item!
Anyway, that's all I have for now. Until next time, keep your stick on the ice.