1. Start on time; if someone arrives late that is on them! This is your time and you should use all of it. Your work should be displayed and ready before. your start time.
2. Ask the students who are taking notes to record in the way that is your preference; for example “make sure you jot down the course names” or “I am really looking for artist references, can you help me ask for that?” “will you record audio instead of written notes?” ETC. I have noticed that some of the peers in review boards do not take a ~single~ note, so if you want something from them you may have to ask for it. Other topics to ask your peers: about courses, about labs, about study abroad, about internships, about opportunities off campus (galleries/social things)
3. Ask the students or one of the professors for a timer when there are 10 or 5 minutes left, or you can set a timer on your phone. This will let you have the last few minutes of the meeting to ask a question or otherwise conclude.   
   

1. Tell people what you are going to show them and WHY, and set any practical expectations
2. Show them what you said you would show them (your work)
3. Tell them what you just showed them (context / questions)  

1. Introduce yourself and state your pronouns, your area of focus and your year, something else like where you grew up or what you love about Boston is also nice to give a fuller picture of who you are; ask everyone else to introduce themselves because it is likely you will not know them or what department they are in, or they will not know each other—this sets the tone for the conversation. 
   
   
2. Artist might say something like “I am going to show you three projects, with a special interest in the video which is unfinished at this time. I would like to give you an overview of these works and then for the video project I want to talk about possibilities. Then I will ask you for some advice on courses I should take. I would love to know what references you think I should be watching, reading or looking at based on the work you see here today. Finally, I have a timer set for 10 of, during which time I will ask any final questions I have”   
   
   OR  artist might say something like “I am going to show you five things today. The first 3 are from my screen printing class, which has been a fruitful area of exploration this semester. I realized I am really interested in color after doing that work. I would like to hear what other printmaking or fine art classes I should take to get more into color. I am also going to show you a motion piece and a print piece. I am curious to know what threads you see across my work formally and from a content point of view"
   
   
3. Show your work, walk through your projects, give context. What is most important for an audience to know is what you were aiming or aspiring to do — what interest led you to making this work (I am interested in working with metal, I am interested in fairy tales and character building). Some work speaks for itself and can have a cold read (a video, graphic design) so you can also do that. Do what feels right for you, but DIRECT the focus of the critics on the stuff you want to talk about or you want the most feedback on.
   
   
4. Ask specific questions if you have them, the critics should be asking you a bunch of questions here to get to know you / your work better
   
   
5. Re-cap — tell everyone what they just saw, ask the final questions / anything you did not get to  
   
   
6. Thank the guests!
   
   
7. Break stuff down with your friend
   
   
8. Give yourself a little treat for a great Review Board!

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