Tips for Open Category

Tip #1:  Don't ever think that presentations don't matter. They do, and they affect your overall ranking, so don't ever think that it's not essential. Be sure that you present with respect, but don't forget to put a little bit of comedy in your presentation. Make your audience laugh. Don't be so formal. While presenting, pretend that you're presenting to the President of the United States of America or to your favorite idols. Always do your best and you might actually win!

Tip #2:  Do not ever get your ideas from the web or from anyone else. Create your own ideas. Brainstorm. Use your head. God gave you a brain for a reason. THINK. THINK. THINK. It's always better to be an original than to be a copy.

''Disclaimer: Your ideas need not be EXTREMELY original. You MAY take a  small  amount of inspiration from another source. This part is actually just like the brainstorming of term papers, book reports, theses, etc.''

Tip #3:  Think of what you want to build first before researching things. This is what we never tried to do. You have to have an idea first before researching further about it, or else you won't know what you're researching about. You have to have a vision first.

Tip #4:  Don't waste your time. Time is gold, and it really is. Don't take too long eating lunch. Don't always play games and rubik's cubes. It's supposed to be training time. Use your time wisely. Manage it. You'll feel great when you finish your robots early. Don't postpone. Do it now.

Tip #5:  Finish your robots 10 days prior the competition, and list down all the possible things that might go wrong with your robot. Write in a piece of paper regarding how to operate your robot, so you won't forget. Always check the batteries, make sure it's not low battery. Use the ones you use when you're training first, then before you present(1 hour before), change the batteries. Everyone in the team should know why you created the robot, how you created the robot, what's in the program, and things like that. Make sure everyone contributes to building/programming/designing those robots. You never know what cooperation would do if you never try.

Tip #6:  Don't wait for ma'am to give you the script. Practice the script you've written and harmonize with your team mates. Practice it after you build your robots. PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee

Tip #7: DO NOT memorize! Remember the general flow and any important details, but NEVER memorize word-per-word. Not only does this ruin spontaneousness, it also makes a terribly "scripted" aesthetic. Rather, memorize only the important things while "filling in" the exact words as you go.