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strategic presentation to senior management

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  • 08-03-2022 2:25pm
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    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭


    I have to put a strategic presentation to senior management next week. The last time they got a presentation was before Covid. How do I show all the wins and achievement over the last two years without having a load of information and slides? I sell and manage a variety of products and services into a government body. This body will be going for tender in the near future so I need to show what we have achieved and where need to improve in a clear concise manner. Anyone have tools and techniques that might help with a visual presentation.

    Just looking for a kick-start here. Thanks



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    Mrs OBumble
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    Spell-checker, for starters.



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    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,039 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118750775#Comment_118750775

    Thanks for heads up. Your a gent



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    macvin
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭macvin


    Never have more than a few words of text on a slide.

    Think of them as your hint cards.


    Let them see a picture that represents what you are talking about at that time.


    Start the presentation strongly. Don't tell them what they know. (Eg your name/dept/project )


    Best presentation/speech start I heard was "Fornication" "Fornication"

    Puts on glasses, "sorry, For An Occasion..."



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    Augme
    Registered Users Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭Augme


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118791071#Comment_118791071


    Sounds like a great intro for a best man's speech. You'd want to have build a very good, and friendly, relationship with all the senior managers to use that for a strategic presentation imo.



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    macvin
    Registered Users Posts: 716 ✭✭✭macvin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118791131#Comment_118791131

    😂 It was at an old school event. Plenty of clergy and teaching staff. Hence the "appropriateness" and reaction from the audience

    Effectively what I say to people (I do a fair few engagements) is that the first 10 seconds and last 10 seconds of a speech or presentation are the parts you need to do really well.



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    scottygee
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118791071#Comment_118791071

    THIS!!!



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    SuprSi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,946 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    Agree with the less words thing. Depending on who I'm presenting to, and in this case it sounds like more of a showcase than anything particularly detailed, I like to use visuals. There are plenty of brilliant sites out there with PowerPoint templates that will bring any sort of data to life, but my favourite is;

    https://www.presentationgo.com/

    It's all free, the quality is excellent, and even if you can't find a design that fits what you'd like, it's great for providing inspiration.



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    Flinty997
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    Find a presentation or a person you think was good and memorable. Analyse what they do and try repeat it.

    When I did this I realized it's was often only a handful of slides, minimalist text. High quality graphics. Usually some striking memorable element. A phrase, an image etc.

    Then practise it on a timer, on camera with a test person. Practise obvious questions. Also be aware of body language to emphasize points and confidence.

    Kinda hard to sell a million pound project with a clip art and 30 mins of cut and paste. Invest some time in it. Often clarity and simplicity takes a long time, and lots of preparation.



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