Dave,

Your introductory topics are spot on. You covered traditional messages with being prepared, handling multiple tasks, and learning how to prioritize. I believe hearing from their supervisor dealing with uncertainty and learning to be wrong and to fix it will reinforce the notion they will be valued for who they are and what they are learning. Your topics managing up and choosing to be interested are gold. I would reorder the topics, listing them at the end to give the students a lasting positive feeling. Great notes!