BGP7730 Business Research Project

The Panel presentation begins with a summary presentation of your project to the academic or industry panel. This presentation runs for 15 minutes. You can use PowerPoint and/or handouts. Whatever you choose to use, and however you choose to get the message across in this presentation it is essential to consider the following points:

1. Determine the needs of your audience (what is their level of knowledge about the topic and why should they listen to your presentation).

2. What are you trying to achieve in the presentation?

3. What role each team member takes in the presentation (presentation objectives)?

4. Plan what you need to do to achieve a convincing, inspiring, and excellent professional presentation.

5. If you use slides design them carefully. Make sure they are not too ‘busy’ and don’t contain too much text. Statistical tables should be easy to read.

6. Be conscious of the quality of any printed documents you give the panel.

7. Dress appropriately for a professional presentation.The second part of the Industry Panel Presentation is a question and answer session with the industry panel where you will have the opportunity to discuss your project IN DETAIL. In preparing for this session you need to be aware that:

1. All team members will be required to understand all aspects of the project.

2. You will be able to provide additional supporting materials to the Panel to support both your presentation and your team responses to questions

3. Your capacity to respond to questions, to respond to criticism, and to substantiate your claims with evidence will be evaluated and forms an integral part of the assessment.

Please Note:

1) All team members must participate in the Panel Presentation in some capacity. For example, if a team member has not participated in the presentation they must take on a major role in the question and answer session.

2) An electronic copy of your group presentation slides must be submitted into the assignment dropbox at VU Collaborate by the deadline.

3) No multiple submissions from different group members within a group – each group must nominate a team leader who will be responsible for the submission of the group assessment.