In about a week I will be presenting my third Chinese language individual research project at the annual “Mini Monterey Model” event. My past two projects have covered Chinese employment discrimination law as well as Sino-Russian energy cooperation. This year, I am presenting research on the financing of downstream energy infrastructure projects in China. Specifically, I will be looking at a project finance venture in Quanzhou (Fujian Province) undertaken by Saudi Aramco, Exxon Mobil, Sinopec, and the Chinese government.
Between handling interpreters, fielding the often rigourous audience questions, and all the normal things that could/do go wrong with presentations, I am often amazed that I don’t go completely crazy. Nevertheless, these forums have always been a highlight of the semester for me. I actually enjoy public speaking and I also like the feeling that my Chinese language classes have prepared me to do more than tell a cab driver how to get to my hotel. Between this event and final exams in the pipeline, MIIS has got me pretty busy…plenty of stuff to talk about!
Rajeev.
Best of luck with the presentation and semester finale. I’m presenting for my second time at the MMM and will discuss a Directed Study I completed over the last two semesters with the Hispanic Studies faculty at MIIS.
I enjoy public speaking too. This is such a unique opportunity. Your research sounds ambitious.
Looking forward to your presentation,
David