Individual Biographies&

Project Descriptions

Stephanie SchmitJuly 1, 2013

• Impressive people have short bios

• Who is your audience?

• Important facts first

Writing your bio

• Why are you writing a bio?• Narrow down your info. Make it relevant.– Your claim to fame/job– Accomplishments– Personal interests

• Professional• Third person. State your name first.• Grammar/spelling• Proofread proofread proofread

Project Descriptions

• 1-2 sentences• Name of app• What it does

From IIT Bombay HomeShare: A place where students can find

home accommodations and families can post available rooms.

Your Deliverables

• Project description– Email to smschmit@gmail.com by 12:30

• Update your profile on the AITI website by 12:30–3-5 sentence bio–Affiliation: Your university, not BMS