School presentation
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
In front of an audience of at least 7 adults
Choose two companies that sell the same kinds of products (Examples: Wendy’s and Chick-fil-A or Honda and Chevy). Your job is to research those companies as if you were helping your company make a decision on which of the two to invest in. You should use the two company websites, but you MUST have at least two other sources (news articles, business sites, etc.). After you collect all of your research, put together a 5-7 minute presentation detailing your findings. Present the presentation in front of your audience, film it, and upload it via Connect (see Connect instructions in Unit).
Your presentation should focus on 3 specific areas of the companies.
Background: simply the backgrounds of the two companies. How did they start? How fast did they grow? How did they come up with the idea? You may also include general facts like how many stores or locations they have.
Sales & Marketing: Discuss the sales numbers of each company (could be over the past year, 5 years, or whatever time frame you can find and feel fits). Talk about how they go about getting customers (commercials, promotions, social media).
Your choice: Your third area of focus is up to you. Choose something you find interesting about the particular industry or the products. One example might be “work culture” and you could talk about the way the companies hire people and what the work environment is like. Or “future opportunities,” where you focus on potential growth/expansion. Pick something that you believe potential investors would want to know about. Check with the professor to make sure your choice works! *
You should use the same 3 areas for both companies. For example, if you were doing Chick-fil-A and Wendy’s your structure would be:
Introduction (get attention, establish credibility, relate to audience, preview)
Background on Chick-fil-A
Background on Wendy’s
Transition
Sales & Marketing on Chick-fil-A
Sales & Marketing on Wendy’s
Transition
Your Choice on Chick-fil-A
Your Choice on Wendy’s (same focus as Chick-fil-A)
Transition Conclusion (review points and strong ending)
More Assignment Guidelines
Choose your topic/companies wisely. You should pick products that the audience will be interested in. You also want to make sure there is enough information on your companies for you to fill the entire 5-7 minutes.
Presentations have three parts: an introduction, a body and a conclusion. By having a clear introduction, body and conclusion it helps your speech flow better for the audience. When not organized properly a presentation will simply sound like a list of facts and statistics and will bore your audience.
A visual aid (PowerPoint) is required. You should also use graphs and charts to help demonstrate certain numbers and ideas. Estimated 7-10 Powerpoint slides. Do not read from your Powerpoint! Do not put full sentences or paragraphs on it. No videos. Stick to key words/phrases, photos, graphs, charts, etc.
Presentations should be 5-7 minutes. You MUST stay within the time limit. If you are under or over, points will be deducted. Speeches that are well short (less than 5 minutes) are unlikely to earn you a passing grade.
You may not read a transcript of your presentation. This assignment is not a written paper. You may use note cards or a keyword outline (whatever you are most comfortable with). You must speak to the class as if you are having a conversation with the audience. DO NOT READ. Notes and powerpoints should only be used to help guide you.
Your presentation should be informative in nature….not persuasive. Your goal is to tell the audience all about both companies. You are leaving it up to them to decide which one they ultimately want to invest in. it is not your job to try to convince them one way or another….just lay out all of the facts.
Completed presentations, as well as Powerpoints and works cited pages, should be uploaded to Connect (see instructions in Unit).
Choose two companies that sell the same kinds of products (Examples: Wendy’s and Chick-fil-A or Honda and Chevy). Your job is to research those companies as if you were helping your company make a decision on which of the two to invest in. You should use the two company websites, but you MUST have at least two other sources (news articles, business sites, etc.). After you collect all of your research, put together a 5-7 minute presentation detailing your findings. Present the presentation in front of your audience, film it, and upload it via Connect (see Connect instructions in Unit).
Your presentation should focus on 3 specific areas of the companies.
Background: simply the backgrounds of the two companies. How did they start? How fast did they grow? How did they come up with the idea? You may also include general facts like how many stores or locations they have.
Sales & Marketing: Discuss the sales numbers of each company (could be over the past year, 5 years, or whatever time frame you can find and feel fits). Talk about how they go about getting customers (commercials, promotions, social media).
Your choice: Your third area of focus is up to you. Choose something you find interesting about the particular industry or the products. One example might be “work culture” and you could talk about the way the companies hire people and what the work environment is like. Or “future opportunities,” where you focus on potential growth/expansion. Pick something that you believe potential investors would want to know about. Check with the professor to make sure your choice works! *
You should use the same 3 areas for both companies. For example, if you were doing Chick-fil-A and Wendy’s your structure would be:
Introduction (get attention, establish credibility, relate to audience, preview)
Background on Chick-fil-A
Background on Wendy’s
Transition
Sales & Marketing on Chick-fil-A
Sales & Marketing on Wendy’s
Transition
Your Choice on Chick-fil-A
Your Choice on Wendy’s (same focus as Chick-fil-A)
Transition Conclusion (review points and strong ending)
More Assignment Guidelines
Choose your topic/companies wisely. You should pick products that the audience will be interested in. You also want to make sure there is enough information on your companies for you to fill the entire 5-7 minutes.
Presentations have three parts: an introduction, a body and a conclusion. By having a clear introduction, body and conclusion it helps your speech flow better for the audience. When not organized properly a presentation will simply sound like a list of facts and statistics and will bore your audience.
A visual aid (PowerPoint) is required. You should also use graphs and charts to help demonstrate certain numbers and ideas. Estimated 7-10 Powerpoint slides. Do not read from your Powerpoint! Do not put full sentences or paragraphs on it. No videos. Stick to key words/phrases, photos, graphs, charts, etc.
Presentations should be 5-7 minutes. You MUST stay within the time limit. If you are under or over, points will be deducted. Speeches that are well short (less than 5 minutes) are unlikely to earn you a passing grade.
You may not read a transcript of your presentation. This assignment is not a written paper. You may use note cards or a keyword outline (whatever you are most comfortable with). You must speak to the class as if you are having a conversation with the audience. DO NOT READ. Notes and powerpoints should only be used to help guide you.
Your presentation should be informative in nature….not persuasive. Your goal is to tell the audience all about both companies. You are leaving it up to them to decide which one they ultimately want to invest in. it is not your job to try to convince them one way or another….just lay out all of the facts.
Completed presentations, as well as Powerpoints and works cited pages, should be uploaded to Connect (see instructions in Unit).