Guidelines for business plan presentation 1. The moderator would call the name of the team to take part in presentation. There will be a sitting arrangement for each group waiting for presentation. Team has absolute right to select the member who is going to start and then come in next during the presentation session. You aren’t getting any warm-up session before the final presentation.

2. Each team will have 17 minutes for oral presentation and 3 minutes for question-answering session with the audiences. After 12 minutes, there will be a warning bell and after 5 minutes, there will be an ending bell. Observe time limit strictly. Presentation will be stopped abruptly if time limit is exceeded and will be evaluated based only on what has been presented.

3. At the end of group presentation team leader with all his members will stand in front of the audiences to take part in question-answering session. Show your utmost respect to the audiences during question-answering session. Don’t pass any aggressive answer/comments towards the questioner. The moderator would ring the bell at end of this answering session. Then the team leader on the behalf of the group would deliver a short speech giving thanks to all for their great patience. During the speech (team leader) team members will be stand beside the team leader.

4. The presentation is recommended to be 15-20 slides in a PowerPoint format

5. Team has been formed with 5/6 members and there is a team leader in each group. Every member of each team is encouraged to participate in presentation.

6. Dress professionally (i.e. business attire required).

7. Presentation should be confined to the FACTS of the business plan. 8. Avoid fancy fonts: Choose a font that is simple and easy to read such as Arial, Times New Roman or Verdana. Avoid script type fonts as they are hard to read on screen. Use, at most, two different fonts – perhaps one for headings and another for content. Keep all fonts large enough (at least 24 pt and preferably 30/32 pt) so that people at the back of the room will be able to easily read what is on the screen. 9. Use contrasting colors for text and background: Dark text on a light background is best, but avoid white backgrounds -- tone it down by using beige or another light color that will be easy on the eyes. Dark backgrounds are effective to show off company colors or if you just want to dazzle the crowd. In that case, be sure to make text a light color for easy reading. Keep your color scheme consistent throughout your presentation. 10. Use slide designs effectively: When using a design theme (PowerPoint 2007) or design templates (earlier versions of PowerPoint), choose one that is appropriate for the audience. A clean, straightforward layout is best. 11. Limit the number of slides: Keeping the number of slides to a minimum ensures that the presentation will not become too long and drawn out. It also avoids the problem of continually changing slides during the presentation that can be a distraction to your audience. On average, one slide per minute is about right. 12. Use photos, charts and graphs: Combining photos, charts and graphs and even embedding digitized videos with text will add variety and keep your audience interested in the presentation. Avoid having text only slides. 13. Avoid excessive use of slide transitions and animations: While transitions and animations can heighten your audience’s interest in the presentation, too much of a good thing can distract them from what you are saying. Remember, the Slide show is meant to be a visual aid, not the focus of the presentation. Keep animations consistent in the presentation by using animation schemes and apply the same transition throughout the presentation. Marks distribution Major Areas of evaluation | % of total | Obtained out of 100 | Introduction | 10% | | Grammatical accuracy and pronunciation | 20% | | Feasibility analysis | 40% | | Communication skills (ability to communicate information and ideas of the plan) | 10% | | Gestures (a movement that you make with your hands, your head or your face to show a particular meaning) | 5% | | Business attire (Executive dress for both male and female students) | 10% | | conclusion | 5% | | Total | 100% | |

Md. Zillur Rahman Assistant Professor Department of Business Administration Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet. Guidelines for audiences and participants * If you have any query about the facts presented by particular group you are entitle to ask the question. You are advised to ask your question with grammatical standard. The teacher will moderate the session. The moderator has absolute right to select the question from the audiences. Raise your hand and take time to get the permission from the moderator. Don’t make any noise while this session is going on.

* It is better to take part as a wild listener to get the ideas about the ongoing session then try to know more from the presenter.

* Don’t leave the room while presentation is going on. Because it will interrupt the session and it might loose the concentration of the presenter. If anyone likes to leave the room, please take time to end the group presentation.

* Ask your question to get the strategic sense of the presenter. You shouldn’t ask anything which is not pertinent to the facts of the business plan. Don’t ask anything to embarrass the participants.

* Don’t change the sitting place or talk with any audience (left or right) in the class room. It could create problem for the presenter. Ensure a congenial atmosphere in the class room.

We are eagerly waiting to conduct a wonderful presentation on innovative business ideas from our respected executives. If you have any query please don’t hesitate to ask me. Thank you. Md. Zillur Rahman
Assistant Professor
Department of Business Administration
Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet.