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IMED COMPETITONS
                    IMED COMPETITION




                    BY ACADEMIA DA ESPECIALIDADE

                                                                                                  AUTHOR
                                                                                       JOÃO GONÇALVES



                                                              The iPitch Competition is a new competition, that started
                                                              in the 11th Edition of the iMed Conference and is aimed
                                                              at  students  currently  attendind  a  Education  institution,
                                                              who wish to have an internship with Speakers from
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                                                              previous  editions  of  the  iMed  Conference   and  have
                                                              interest in enhancing their soft skills. It revolves around
                                                              3-minute speech: participants are invited to elaborate a
                                                              self-promotion pitch directed at the desired internship
                                                              location, whether it is in London, with Professor Mervyn
                                                                   Singer, or in Cambridge with Dr Olivia Remes.


                                                WHAT IS A PITCH?


           A pitch consists of a 3-minute oral presentation, in English, with no visual support, directed at the receiving Host, with the purpose
        to convey why someone is the right person for the internship and, therefore, should be the chosen one.
           This type of short communication, should include a personal introduction, motivations, the many applications of the research at
        the internship destination, the student’s qualifications and some closing remarks.
           But you shouldn´t be so confident with the content of your pitch. Your voice is important, the way you place it properly and the
        way you pronounce your speech. You must have a fluent and coherent speech, conveying exactly the right message you’re trying to
        get across the audience.


                                             HOW DOES IT WORK?

           The iPitch Competition goes through different phases until the selection of the winners.
           The 1  phase, called Pre-selection, takes place months before the congress. It consists in the submission, by the participants of
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        their pitch in video format – registrations were open until 31  of July. The videos are then watched and judged by a Jury A, who decides
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        and selects 5 applicants to be examined by the Host. Each of the hosts will approve de 5 applicants and then choose the 3 best
        pitches. Then the 5 host approved applicants and the 3 favourites pitches are informed by mail of such results.
           The 2  phase takes place during the congress and the 3 best pitches for each internship (6 in total) will do a Pitch for Jury B on the
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        iMed Conference  12.0 – Lisbon 2020 competition day.
           Prior to the final presentation, the 6 chosen pitches will be awarded a free Public Speaking Course by Speak & Lead, giving them
        an opportunity to enhance their soft skills for competition day.
           The Pitch will be assessed by the members of Jury “B" on predefined criteria. The final score is the average of the members’ score.
           The best presentation of each modality receives the  iPitch Competition Award  (which  will  be  available  to  finance  the  two
        internship programmes, proportionally assigned to each student according to the location of the internship).


                                             WHO ARE THE HOSTS?

           The hosts of this iPitch Competition are Professor Mervyn Singer (Professor of Intensive care Medicine
        at University College London) and Dr Olivia Remes (Researcher at Cambridge University), both speakers in
        the 11th Edition of the iMed Conference.




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