High School Business

Heroes 2014

Seminar 3:Research andPresentation

Skills

March 18, 2014

Agenda Guest Speaker:

Ines Perkovic, Business Librarian at Innis Library

Presentation Tips Group Activity

Reminders about Business Plan Report Upcoming Events Questions, comments, concerns?

Research and BusinessCitation Guide Tips

Guest Speaker:Ines Perkovic

Business LibrarianInnis Library,

McMaster University

Presentation Tips

Informative Introduction Firstly, introduce yourselves

and go through your Agenda This will orientate your audience

and gives them an idea of what to expect in your presentation

Know Your ContentLearn your presentation content

Allows for more eye contact with audience and an engaging presentation

"Practice makes perfect” Say it in your own words If you forget what you're supposed

to say, try to improvise and keep the presentation going

Eliminate Bad HabitsPick up on any distracting habits

you or your partners may have and try to eliminate them Avoid swaying, excessive hand

gestures, saying “um” or “like” too much, etc.

Watch videos of presentations and keynote speeches and make note of the good, the bad, and the better

Connect with your Audience Be comfortable when speaking to

the audienceTreat it as a conversation with friendsSmile, make eye contact, add humour!Consider including interactivity with the

audience—e.g. trivia questionsLet the audience participate

in your presentation

Use Visual Aids Include visual aids—e.g. show a short

video; include pictures, graphs, tables, sample survey/ interview questions Connect these to your topic, organization,

and marketing strategies Provides relief from reading text, and it will

show your audience another perspective of your proposals

Don't overdo it Don't use too many colours or have

too much text in your PowerPoint or other visual aids, let yourselves do the talking YOU are the main presenter of the

presentation Keep the design of visual aids clean,

simple, consistent and easy to follow

Work as a Group Presentations are two-way; you

see the audience and the audience sees you maintain eye contact, smile at the

audience while partner is speaking occasionally nod and look over at your

partner (support them)

Make Smooth TransitionsHave transitions when changing

speakers Introduce the name of the next

speaker and what they’ll be talking about

Thank your group member after they’ve introduced you

Wrapping Up Practice makes perfect Be aware of the time allotted to your

presentation and the Q&A period • Presentation: 10 minutes • Q&A: 5 minutes

Options if you run out of time• Do not read everything off your slides• State that you cannot cover the remaining

content during presentation but you can answer any questions about the topic during the Q&A period

Group Activity Time! Get into your teams Brainstorm a creative presentation to

promote High School Business Heroes!• Teams can perform a skit, create a slogan or

construct an event that will promote HSBH • Time limit: 2 minutes

You will be given $1000.00 for your marketing campaign or event

Use the tips we just mentioned

Deadline: this Friday the 21st at 11:59pm Please submit to hsbh@mcmaster.ca, not your

mentors! Feedback will be sent to all teams afterwards Helpful Tips:

Plan ahead of time Edit as a group Learn from proposal feedback and seminars Ask questions

Report Reminders

Seminar 4 Tuesday, March 25 at 5:30-7:00pm, KTH B105

Club representatives from DeGroote Commerce Society (DCS) clubs

Representative from BMO Top 10 Teams announced!

Closing Ceremonies Saturday, April 5 at 9:30-3:30pm, DSB Lobby

More details to come!

Upcoming Events:

Questions, comments, concerns?