Oral Presentation: Preparing the Presentation of a New Product

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Oral Presentation: Preparing the Presentation of a New Product

DLS Oral Presentation Scenario 1 Michael Vallance

ORAL PRESENTATION: PREPARING THE PRESENTATION OF A NEW PRODUCT

TASK: You are a potential entrepreneur who must give a 2-minute presentation using PowerPoint in order to convince investors to invest in your new, exciting and innovative product. There is no correct answer to this activity. You must use your imagination and therefore develop your thinking skills.  1. Look at your product and answer the questions below. Write your answers. 2. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation which includes all the information in POINT format. Limit your slides to a maximum of 8. 3. Prepare your SPOKEN presentation. 4. Practice and REHEARSE TIMINGS in PowerPoint. 5. Finally, give your presentation to the class…there are 2 of you in the group so speak 50% each 

Your product: select ONE patented product to sell from the following Web sites: United States Patent and Trademarks Office at: http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week12/OG/classIndex.htm Delphion gallery at: http://www.delphion.com/gallery/galleryarch Whacky Patents at: http://colitz.com/site/wacky/wackyold.htm DLS Oral Presentation Scenario 2 Michael Vallance

* ensure that your product is not offensive!

Questions to discuss with your sales team partner.

1. What is the name of your new product? (eg: ZORK – the amaZing pOlytechnic Rabbit Kleaner) ______

2. What does it do? (e.g: cleans rabbits automatically…no humans needed) ______

3. Why is this product so wonderful? Why should anyone invest in it?

3.1 (eg: It can clean your rabbit while you are at work.) ______3.2 (e.g: It can speak to your rabbit so your pet can relax.) ______3.3 (e.g: This is the only rabbit relaxing product on the market.) ______

4. How does your product work? OR How do you use your product?

4.1 First _____ (e.g: place the rabbit gently into the ZORK). 4.2 Then _____ (e.g: place the cover over the top). 4.3 After that _____ (e.g: turn on the soothing music). 4.4 Next _____ (e.g: press the Start button. The cool wind will blow over your rabbit and clean it). 4.5 Finally _____ (e.g: after 1 minute, remove your clean rabbit and give it a piece of lettuce).

5. What is it used for?

5.1 The _____ is used for ____ ing _____ (e.g: The ZORK is used for cleaning the rabbit.)

5.2 It can also be used for _____ (e.g: It can also be used for cleaning your pet mouse and cat).

5.3 You can upgrade _____ (e.g: You can upgrade the ZORK to clean your shoes too).

6. Why should anyone invest in this product?

6.1 It is _____ (e.g: unique: one and only one in this region). 6.2 It is _____ (e.g. economical: helps to save $) 6.3 It is _____ (e.g. user-friendly: push button operation) 6.4 it is _____ (e.g. environmentally friendly: helps to save water in cleaning process) DLS Oral Presentation Scenario 3 Michael Vallance 6.5 It will give you a good return (e.g. $10K investment will give you Double or Multiple returns in X Year(s), etc…)

7. How much you need to invest initially? 7.1 We need a total of ____ ($?) for manufacturing and marketing. 7.2 Our own investment is ___ %, the investment we are looking for is ___%. 7.3 You potential returns for X year(s) is ______(Capital plus ___ %, much higher than …. )

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