Presentation Ideas & Advice

Carol Roever

- Teams should select a team name for themselves as the "company" and use it in the presentation. - Teams should think about dressing in a similar way. - Presentations should begin with a thank you to the audience/client. Clearly identify the client by name so the audience knows whose role they are assuming. It looks to me as though the presentations should include these main headings (after the intro):  Review of User requirements  Overview of process followed in analysis/design stages to create website  How the site ("product" created) meets user requirements  Demo of web application  Demo of Navigation  Why the client's customers will appreciate the site

- Teams might think of an acronym or a "theme" for their presentation. Something that will make their presentation stand out from the other 7 and will help the judges remember their presentation.

- Slides or presentation should not be overloaded with text. Use key words/phrases and then "talk" from these points.

Carol Roever retired after 24 years of teaching business at Western. She became chair of the business department in 2006, and when the Steven L. Craig School of Business was created in 2008, she was appointed interim dean. The school celebrated a significant milestone under her leadership, achieving accreditation by AACSB International, the most prestigious accrediting body for schools of business throughout the world. Roever created and co-taught the International Business: Global Viewpoint course, and has taken more than 140 students to seven different countries to participate in business seminars, learn from corporate leaders and experience different cultures. Roever has twice been honored nationally by the Association for Business Communication, receiving the Spirit of ABC Award in 2005 and the Medea Gibbs Outstanding Teacher Award in 2007. She also has received several teaching awards from Western, and the YWCA of St. Joseph honored her with a Women of Excellence Award in 2008.