The Academy Business Challenge 2013

Presentation Techniques

Presentation Techniques

This is not all about the use of PowerPoint or

Keynote, it is also about how you carry yourself

as a group and or as an individual over the course of the next

fortnight

Presentation Techniques(The Format)

Ultimately, at the end of the fortnight, you are

required to host a 1hr presentation, under the following setup:

5mins setup time25mins presentation

15mins question and answer from judges10mins judges deliberations

5mins judges feedback

What is the intended purpose of the presentation?

• Identify the main purpose of the presentation.– What was the challenge that was set?– Have you understood the challenge from the

outset?– Have you reconfirmed this with your company

contact?

• Only report on those things that are related.– Your actual presentation will last only 25 mins– How will you plan this?– Will you rehearse?

Rehearsal

It is important that you rehearse the presentation at different stages of

your progress.

Ask your mentor, parents, business representative

to be your audience.

Professionalism

• Professionalism in terms of:– Dress code on the day you present

• Will this be professional business dress or branded company specific ie t-shirts with company logos

– Conduct throughout the fortnight– Use of appropriate business language

errrrm… innit… we went daan Dartford!– Team dynamics and team relationships

How will you decipher roles and responsibilities?

The PresentationUse appropriate visual aids

Using pictures in your presentations instead ofwords can double the chances of meeting yourobjectives.

Especially true when talking numbers or if you are asking the audience to visualise a place (a new dining area in a restaurant)

Presentation Techniques

• Over the next fortnight get to know your company and the problem.

• More importantly you should know about the work you have carried out.

• Your should know the in depth details of your solutions

• Therefore try not to use promt cards on the day.

Task

• In pairs, find out as much information about your partner without writing anything down.

• Try and find out at least 3 interesting facts about that person

• Feedback to the rest of the group without reading off a script in a professional manner.

And finally…

…how not to do it…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKD_BSMXVjg&feature=related