Business Presentations

1. Making Great Presentations
Trevor Marshall
ORG535 – Contemporary Business Writing and Communication
Colorado State University – Global Campus
Dr. Keith Pressey
November 02, 2016

2. What is a
Presentation?
• A Presentation
is…
Performance!

3. (You Tube, 2016)

4. Begins With Preparation
• Be Prepared and Have a Plan
– 3-x-3 Writing Process must be followed
– Step 1: Analyze the problem and Purpose
– Step 2: Anticipate the audience and issues
– Step 3: Prepare a work plan.
– Step 4: Conduct Necessary Research
– Step 5: Organize, analyze, interpret, and illustrate the
data
– Step 6: Compose the draft
– Step 7: Edit, proofread, and evaluate
(Guffey & Loewey, 2015)

5. Finalize
• Wrap it all
up and be
confident
with what
you have put
together

6. Now Time
to Deliver!
• Follow the
key points
and you will
be ready to
succeed

7. Opening
• Build credibility and deliver a great opening…
(You Tube, 2016)

8. DeliveryPractice
BeAssertive
MakeContact
(NA, 2016)

9. DeliveryPayAttentiontoYourVoice
Breath
Drink
(NA, 2016)

10. Conclusion
• A presentation is a great opportunity for
you to take advantage of a captive
audience
• Plan and Prepare
• Practice, Practice, Practice
• Deliver and have fun!

11. References
• N.A. 2016. Delivering an effective presentation. Retrieved from
http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/presentations/delivering-presentation.
• Guffey, M. E., & Loewy, D. (2015). Business communication: Process & product (8th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage
Learning.
• Therialt, M. 2013. 9 Tips for More Powerful Business Presentations. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2013/11/04/9-tips-for-more-powerful-business-
presentations/5/#9b7121842055.
• You Tube. 2016. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3ZDjvIULs#.
• You Tube. 2016. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEDcc0aCjaA.