- 1. Oxfordshire Innovation &GrowthPlaci ONeill-Espejo
Network Manager Presentation Skills Workshop 9 thFebruary 2011
2. What is the Innovation & Growth Team?
- A new approach to Business Support
- Supporting innovative and high growth companies
- Create a Community of Innovation in Oxfordshire
3. Which businesses are we looking for?
- Companies with demonstrable growth or high growth
potential
- Typical filters:openness, aspiration and attitudeability and
capacityamount of external finance sought evidence of strong order
book willingness to invest time willingness to innovate
- Four segments:High growth start-ups and scalable
micros;step-change, small to medium, 1m+ t/o;step-change, medium to
large, 10m+ t/o;large knowledge generators, 100m+ t/o
4. Existing clients
- Blended to the needs of the business, support available
includes:
- Starting a high growth business
- Innovation Advice and Guidance
- Understanding Finance for Business
- Business Collaboration Networks
5. The Business offer
- Delivered by experienced business professionals, coaches and
mentors
- Business knowledge, experience, skills, capabilities and
contacts
- Advice, coaching, experienced mentors, peer mentoring,
networking and intelligent connections
- Lead on Funding for the whole of the South East
- Local, but working across the region as one team
- Business Link as primary route of access
6. Today is about.
7. Why me?
- The Oxfordshire Investment Opportunity Network.
- 300 entrepreneurs in the Thames Valley/Northants area.
- National Conferences for Innovation in Malta and Germany
- Top level executives on leadership, strategy, planning and open
innovation.
- Oxford Entrepreneurs and Venture Fund.
8.
- Are you ready now/usual problems?
- Delivery of the presentation
9. Is this you?
- Are you able to get the attention of people in this room?
- Show your passion for your business?
- Tell others what your idea is about clearly?
10.
- Grab the audiences attention
Lets 11. Preparation, have you thought of?
- Your layout, design, theme
12. Preparation, have you thought of? 13. Preparation, have you
thought of?
- Poor understanding of the business
- Are you the right presenter?
- Too much information but not the right one
- Bad presentation technique
14.
- or do you just know too little?
15.
- If you fail to prepare you prepare to fail
16. Presentation Objective
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- Touching peoples emotions?
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- Or do you want to move into actions?
17. Use of media
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- point forms not complete statements
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- key words and phrases, no wordiness
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- No more than 4 to 5 points per slide
18. 19. Use of media
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- Do not use distracting animation
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- Use at least 18-point font
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- Use a colour of font that contrasts sharply with the
background.
20. Use of media
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- Backgrounds that are attractive but simple and light
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- Use graphs rather than just charts and words, data in graphs is
easier to comprehend & retain than in raw data
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- Proof read your slides, use someone else to help
21. What about? style silence 22. 23. 24. 25. Business
Presentation
26. Effective & strong closing
- Economic and social contribution?
27. End
- Invite your audience to ask questions
- Provide a visual aid during question period
- Avoid ending a presentation abruptly
- Make sure you thank everyone
28.
- NIGHTMARE questions at least
29. Remember
- A presentation is about grabbing your audiences attention,
communicating clearly and staying in control.
30. Who are you?
- 50% retention after 1 hour
- 20% retention the next day
- 10% retention after 1 week
31. Summary
- Be ready to sell at any time, any where
- Prepare, prepare, prepare, prepare
32. Good Luck! 33. 34. Thank You!