Netflix presentation
April 12, 2011
Exam period
• Tuesday, 4/26
• Noon – 3:00 p.m.
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• Email presentation no later than 10:30 a.m.
• Peer appraisals due at beginning of presentation
– No appraisals, no grade for the course (course website)
A clear identification of the company’s
overall strategy per Porter’s typology,
and its major strategic goals.
A clear identification of the company’s
overall strategy per Porter’s typology,
and its major strategic goals.
• http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/porter.sh
tml
• http://www.whatmakesagoodleader.com/Port
ers-five-forces.html
Identification of the Netflix’s corporate
emphasis [or focus].
• Legend Homes Continues Corporate
Emphasis on Industry Involvement in 2011
– Legend Homes’ team members continue both
their volunteerism and their involvement in the
homebuilding community on local and national
levels. Several Legend Homes employees have
achieved notable awards as well as recognition for
their service in 2011.
Identification of the Netflix’s corporate
emphasis [or focus].
• TSC Realty Services
– Our corporate emphasis is to provide specialized
and focused attention to each of our Clients…. We
strive to form long term strategic alliances
wherein our clients consider TSC Realty Services
their partners as well as third party service
providers.
Identification of the Netflix’s corporate
emphasis [or focus].
• RIM
– Our proactive and ongoing investment in
infrastructure has enabled us to continue to
provide the industry-leading functionality, quality
of service, security and scalability required to
continue leading the industry and to continue
meeting the growing needs of our customers and
partners.
Identification of the “key employee”
group.
• NOT as defined by IRS
• Tie to “strategy” and “emphasis”
• HP 3/14/2011
– Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker outlined a
new strategy that relies heavily on analytics
software and being a cloud platform. In addition,
HP will launch a public cloud platform that will
serve multiple languages and services.
– “We are increasingly moving toward software as a
service.”
Specification of a pay plan for this key
employee group.
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Strategy
Emphasis/focus
Key competencies
Compensation plan
Plan of attack
Emphasis/foc
us
Key
Strategy
employee
group
Competenci
es
Behaviors
Compensation
plan
Oral presentation skills
• Steve and Apple
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-
ntLGOyHw4&feature=related
Making PowerPoint Slides
Avoiding the Pitfalls
of Bad Slides
Source: www.iasted.org/conferences/formatting/Presentations-Tips.ppt (with
some modifications)
Tips to be Covered
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Outlines
Slide Structure
Fonts
Color
Background
Graphs
Spelling and Grammar
Conclusions
Questions
Outline
• Title slide
• Introduce each team member and identify their
part in the program
• Make 2nd slide an outline of your presentation
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Ex: previous slide
• Follow the order of your outline for the rest of
the presentation
• Only place main points on the outline slide
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Ex: Use the titles of each slide as main points
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Maybe – depends upon length of title
Slide Structure – Good
• 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation
• point form, not complete sentences
• 4-5 points per slide
• Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases
only
Slide Structure - Bad
• This page contains too many words for a
presentation slide. It is not written in point
form, making it difficult both for your audience
to read and for you to present each point.
Although there are exactly the same number of
points on this slide as the previous slide, it
looks much more complicated. In short, your
audience will spend too much time trying to
read this paragraph instead of listening to you.
Slide Structure – Good
• Show one point at a time:
• Will help audience concentrate on what you are
saying
• Will prevent audience from reading ahead
• Will help you keep your presentation focused
Slide Structure – Good
• Show one point at a time:
• Will help audience concentrate on what you are
saying
• Will prevent audience from reading ahead
• Will help you keep your presentation focused
Slide Structure - Bad
• Do not use distracting animation
• Do not go overboard with the animation
• Be consistent with the animation that you use
Fonts - Good
• Use at least an 18-point font
• Use different size fonts for main points and
secondary points
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this font is 24-point, the main point font is 28-point,
and the title font is 36-point
• Use a standard font like Times New Roman or
Arial
Fonts - Bad
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If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written
• CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT
IS DIFFICULT TO READ
• Don’t use a complicated font
Color - Good
• Use a color of font that contrasts sharply with
the background
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Ex: blue font on white background
• Use color to reinforce the logic of your
structure
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Ex: light blue title and dark blue text
• Use color to emphasize a point
• But only use this occasionally
Color - Bad
• Using a font color that does not contrast with
the background color is hard to read
• Using color for decoration is distracting and
annoying.
• Using a different color for each point is
unnecessary
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Using a different color for secondary points is also
unnecessary
• Trying to be creative can also be bad
Background - Good
• Use backgrounds such as this one that are
attractive but simple
• Use backgrounds which are light
• Use the same background consistently
throughout your presentation
Background – Bad
• Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or
difficult to read from
• Always be consistent with the background that
you use
Graphs - Good
• Use graphs rather than just charts and words
• Data in graphs are easier to comprehend & retain
than is raw data
• Trends are easier to visualize in graph form
• Always title your graphs
Graphs - Bad
January February
Blue Balls
20.4
27.4
Red Balls
30.6
38.6
March
90
34.6
April
20.4
31.6
Graphs - Good
Items Sold in First Quarter of 2010
100
75
Blue Balls
50
Red Balls
25
0
January
February
March
April
Graphs - Good
Items Sold in First Quarter of 2010
100
90
75
Blue Balls
50
38.6
30.6
25
Red Balls
34.6
31.6
27.4
20.4
20.4
0
January
February
March
April
Graphs - Good
Items Sold in First Quarter of 2010
90
38.6
30.6
34.6
20.4
January
31.6
27.4
20.4
February
Blue Balls
March
Red Balls
April
Graphs - Bad
100
90
90
80
70
60
Blue Balls
50
Red Balls
38.6
40
34.6
31.6
30.6
27.4
30
20.4
20.4
20
10
0
January
February
March
April
Graphs - Bad
• Minor gridlines are unnecessary
• Font is too small
• Colors are illogical
• Title is missing
• Shading is distracting
Spelling and Grammar
• Proof your slides for:
• speling mistakes
• the use of of repeated words
• grammatical errors you might have make
• don’t rely on spellcheck
Say what????
• “I am seeking a job in public relations.”
• “I am seeking a job in pubic relations.”
Conclusion
• Use an effective and strong closing
• Your audience is likely to remember your last words
• Use a conclusion slide to:
• Summarize the main points of your presentation
• Suggest future avenues of research
Questions??
• End your presentation with a simple question
slide to:
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Invite your audience to ask questions
Provide a visual aid during question period
Avoid ending a presentation abruptly