This article is the entry for day 16 in the KINTO Technologies Advent Calendar 2024 🎅🎄

1. Introduction

Hello. I'm Okita from the Mobile App Development Group.

It's December! The end of the year is here!

Looking back, many events took place this year. One of the things that strongly stands out is:

My participation in Developers Summit 2024 KANSAI as a member of Osaka Tech Lab.

So, this time I'll be sharing the following:

• My participation and presentation at Developers Summit 2024 KANSAI
• The latest news from Osaka Tech Lab

2. How I Felt Before the Presentation

As a sponsor, our company had the opportunity to set up a booth and give a presentation at the summit.

*For more details, please check out this article^^
Reflecting on Developers Summit 2024 KANSAI

We want to recruit people who will join us in envisioning the future! To that end, we want people to get to know KINTO Technologies Corporation and learn about Osaka Tech Lab!

With this goal in mind, our company applied to become a sponsor.

This is the first attempt of its kind for Osaka Tech Lab.

I was entrusted with the important role of delivering a presentation as a sponsor on behalf of our company.

At first, I was worried... I'd never given a speech before, so I wondered if I could do it...

But it was a valuable opportunity so I decided to give it my best shot!

3. The Day of My Presentation - a Moment of Tension and Emotion

Amidst all this, the day arrived.

In fact, I spent the morning of the day refining my presentation and rehearsed until the very last minute.

And, overwhelmed with nerves, I arrived at the venue early and spent some time wandering around.

Meanwhile, the clock kept ticking, and before I knew it, it was my turn.

The theme of my presentation was "Challenges".

"There's no point in panicking now." "Let's stay calm and speak slowly and carefully so that our message can reach as many people as possible."

With that in mind, I began to speak slowly.

As my speech neared its end, I looked up and saw people wearing black T-shirts.

To my surprise, they were colleagues from our company, warmly watching my presentation in their KINTO Technologies T-shirts.

I was deeply touched.

While the audience of other companies participated in bright-colored T-shirts like orange, yellow, and blue, my coworkers wore the less noticeable black.

That was so like the Osaka Tech Lab, which made me chuckle and relax.

• They quietly watched over me as I struggled to prepare for my presentation.

• Team members from other offices in our company also supported me, someone with no prior presentation experience, by helping me compile my profile and create the presentation content.

• A few days before the presentation, the managers and team leaders of the Mobile App Development Group suddenly found themselves scrambling to assist me, as I had reached out for their help.

That's right; I just happened to be the one presenting, but the content was the result of the efforts and ideas of many others.

Thanks to everyone, 174 people attended my presentation.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the event management staff, our company members who supported me, and everyone who participated in the session.

4. How I Felt After the Presentation

I would like to share my thoughts as I reflect on my experience after the presentation.

• I began preparing more than a month before, but I found myself scrambling until the last minute. -> It turned out to be a great experience, but I spent too much time overthinking, so I now believe there were more efficient ways to approach it.

• As it was my first presentation, I didn’t know how to prepare for it. -> In hindsight, I should have first clarified the purpose, goals, and key message of my speech before preparing the materials.

• During my rehearsals, no matter how many times I practiced, my presentation always finished in just 20 minutes. But on the day of the presentation, I was able to speak for exactly 30 minutes.

• I was holding the remote upside down, so even though I pressed the button, the next slide wouldn't show, and I got nervous right from the start.

• I prepared the materials in PowerPoint and then exported them as a PDF but the font I had carefully chosen was not reflected in the PDF. It was disappointing, but it became a valuable lesson.

As mentioned above, the preparations were very challenging, but in the end, I was able to give a presentation that I have no regrets about.

I also made new connections with other companies that participated as sponsors, as well as people who contacted me through 'Ask the Speaker'.

And to my surprise, the editorial department of CodeZine kindly offered to release a session report about me. What is the appeal of working at Osaka Tech Lab for PM and mobile app engineers challenging themselves in the Toyota Group? (in Japanese)

Truly, I was deeply moved.

Summary of my presentation - Learning and Growth

This is a brief summary of my presentation.

■ Good things and things I've grown from

• By delivering my presentation at the event, I was able to organize and verbalize my daily efforts.
  As a result, the next steps for the project I belong to became clear. I was also able to level up myself.  
  -> I was able to experience the significance of "input and output" and "verbalization."

■ Improvements

• It was a bit heavy to have a 30-minute presentation slot for the first time in my life -> It is recommended to experience a presentation at an outside event in the 5 to 10-minute presentation slot first.♪

• While I was able to convey my thoughts, I regret that my presentation lacked concrete examples that went a step further. -> I would like to aim for a presentation from which the participants can take away at least one lesson.

• I should have clarified the main points of my presentation before preparing my presentation materials and story. -> If you create the core of your presentation first, it will be easier to create a consistent story and you will be able to prepare more efficiently.

(Sample) Key points for a presentation

■ Purpose of presentation

■ Goal (what to achieve in the presentation)

■ Messages to convey

6. Recent developments at Osaka Tech Lab

Well, well.

Time flies. It's already December.

After the Developers Summit 2024 KANSAI, new developments have emerged at Osaka Tech Lab.

In other words, taking on a challenge of organizing external events.

The first of our challenges was:

"Kansai Front-End Year-End Party 2024 HACK.BAR × KINTO Technologies"

In the future, I hope to organize the Mobile App Development Group’s events.

It would be fun to collaborate and hold events with other companies ♪

The list of things I want to try is overflowing, and it's becoming a bit of a problem, lol.

I want to take one step at a time (or maybe half a step at a time, lol).

7. Conclusion

How was it? I hope you found this article interesting.

Join us in shaping the future of Osaka Tech Lab as we step into an exciting new era!

We look forward to your application!

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