COMMUNICATION
“You can have the greatest idea in the world, but if you can’t communicate your ideas, it doesn’t matter.”
As a developer, communication is key when there is equity involved. How you present your ideas in a visual, written, or spoken manner may determine whether the outcome of your project goes according to plan. Bentley Scott, our LDEV 671 professor, decided to give us one last challenge before completing the semester. Scott provided us with a video on how to present in a quick and concise manner just as Steve Jobs has done. As part of our assignment we were graded on our ability to present the Sustainability Dividend in a maximum of 3 minutes. Through my visual and verbal presentation, I expanded upon the 100 Park business model. As the first 21+ , conventional-style housing community, across from Texas A&M University, many skeptics didn’t believe the property could sustain itself. The property quickly attained a stable occupancy, less than 2 years after completion. For this assignment, I learned how to communicate my ideas in a brief, yet detailed manner all under 3 minutes.
Click below for the Steve Jobs video & my individual Sustainability Dividend presentation.