CONGRESS OF
FUTURE MEDICAL LEADERS

Record a video speaking directly into the camera.

Pick a spot that’s private while you shoot this video, with a plain or tidy background and make sure there are no windows behind you. Do your best to eliminate all background noise.

Position yourself inside the frame of the camera. Be sure the camera is point straight on to your face, not under your face pointing up or above your face pointing down. And most important: make sure you record horizontally, not vertically.

Just as Richard does in his videos:

Present yourself well. Please wear a button-down shirt, collared shirt, or other business casual attire. Please, no sweatshirts or athletic wear.

The below script is an audition script, and not indicative of who will be speaking in June.

Here is the script you should read (or memorize) for this Challenge:

Good afternoon. My name is [first name only] from [city, state] and I have the honor of introducing one of the worlds greatest living medical scientists, Dr. Mario Capecchi from the University of Utah.
Dr. Capecchi is best known for his groundbreaking work in gene targeting in mouse embryo-derived stem cells. In 2007, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work in finding ways to manipulate the mammalian genome by inserting new genes into cells. This research led to the breeding of “knock-out mice” and “knock-in mice,” animals with a single gene removed or inserted.
Dr. Capecchi is a biophysicist and a distinguished professor of Human Genetics at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
Dr. Capecchi, welcome to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders!