Stereotypes In The 21st Century

Century is a local insurance company that basically snatches the vast majority of CIS majors graduating from UWSP. They provide exactly what newly graduated college students crave, a paycheck and freedom. You’re allowed to change between the different departments at Century. You can join up as a web developer and if you lose the love you once had for developing you can easily swap to customer service or backend coding. Initially I knew nothing about Century so the 4 speakers, one from each branch of Century and their manager, first introduced themselves then branched off into explaining what Century provides. The introductions were a little awkward with many of the presenters coming to represent Century for the first time. Every single presenter was a graduate from Stevens Point within the last 5 years. We were able to relate with them on a more personal level once we learned that at some point
If all of the presenters were gruff and arrogant the presentation would’ve been a massive joke for the entire group. No one would’ve bothered to listen. They had many powerpoint slides but didn’t use them as a crutch but rather as a tool to help us remember information. They barely looked at the information on the screen and instead addressed the audience. They really got into the speech and had loads of interactions with the audience. The fluid hand motions and walking around the class almost infused everyone with energy because it was just simply funny. I was forced to go to this presentation, I wasn’t really looking for another internship but the charismatic presenters made time fly and turned a punishment into an extremely fun activity. You have to be relatable and current with your audience, become involved with the audience and energetic and people will actually care enough to pay attention to your