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Presentation
Submitted by Jessie on 7 May, 2008 - 14:07.
I am at second interview stage for a senior fundraising job. I have been asked to do the dreaded "presentation" - I dont want to do the usual powerpoint suss - just wondering if anyone has any advise in terms of something different that either they have used - or have seen someone else use - which might work well and make me stand out from the crowd a bit..? Any help gratefully appreciated.
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What to use?
While there are many ways of presenting information (I particularly like Gerry's idea of glove puppets - can just see that at the next committee meeting........) there can be too much standing out from the crowd.
If anyone saw The Apprentice last week, Kevin stood out from the crowd in the presentation to one card company - the buyer had never had the company likened to George W Bush before.
But didn't get the sale, even though he stood out from the crowd in a big way.
I suspect a lot will depend how much user interaction you want. I've done some great presentations with nothing more than a flipchart and some blank sheets of paper for it, plus users giving information themselves.
Powerpoint can be a powerful tool. But it is tempting to use the bells and whistles and create a massive display when a more subdued, informative without being crowded display can have more impact.
Whatever happens, good luck.
Must buy those puppets now...... :)
Standing Out from the Crowd
Hi, Jessie
Congratulations, and good luck with the second interview!
I doubt whether we'll be able to give you any great help without knowing a bit more about the job or the charity.
However, as a general rule, you should do the type of presentation you're happy with.
I recently prepared a Powerpoint for an important pitch meeting. I phoned the venue to check up on the equipment and software that would be available (bringing our own wasn't an option) and was assured our presentation would work. Of course, it didn't, but we had the presentation in a comb-bound booklet as a backup. We gave the panel a copy each, and ended up having a 20 minute discussion instead of a 10 minute presentation.
And we're still in the process, so I guess it worked.
I wouldn't dismiss powerpoint, but far too often (even now) people prepare wordy presentations, and then read them to the audience. If you are using visual aids, then use them as visual aids - entertaining or enlightening slides which illustrate what you're saying.
If you want to get right away from .ppt, I've seen good use of models, glove puppets and cartoons - but they have to be really good to achieve the objective!
Cheers
Gerry
Gerry Beldon FInstF
Director, 26-01 CIC
www.26-01.com