The Business Proposal

Create presentations that achieve a defined business purpose.

The Business Proposal

In this assessment, you will research a product or service or an environmental initiative. Then, you will create an original presentation following the instructions below.

Checklist:

1) Prepare a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with audio of no fewer than 12 and no more than 15 slides with speaker notes, with graphics on at least half of the slides, and 34 bulleted points per slide, summarizing either:

1. An improvement to an existing product or service you have envisioned in the role of a product specialist at a company. You will present to the parent companys marketing and sales department manager that produces the product or service.

OR

1. An environmental initiative you would like to propose to your local town council for consideration. It can concern air quality, waste recycling, water quality, mitigation of embankments or lake areas to prevent floods, etc.

2) Propose your initiative or improvement.

• Explain the need or purpose, and the benefit it will provide. Your notes should provide a detailed explanation of your bulleted reasoning and the benefits of what you propose.

3) Make sure that your recorded audio explanation is clear and concise, and addresses the appropriate audience so that the listener has sufficient information to initially approve your proposal.

4) Record the audio portion to auto-advance, presenting your PowerPoint and include speaker notes below each slide in the notes section. Make sure your audio portion is not merely a reading of the slide bulleted points. You must use graphics to illustrate your points, follow presentation best practices based on the practice activity, and summarize presentation suggestions as seen in the reading.

5) Any short citations and a references slide must follow the current APA edition format and citation style.