Powerpoint interview
Discussion
I've been working as a consultant for an Oil & Gas company for the last six months as a consultant. For the last three months there's been much talk about what they can do to bring me into the fold permanently (which has worked out well for pay increases along the way) and what can they do to stop me going elsewhere. Finally fingers appear to have been pulled out of rears and I have been asked to submit a powerpoint presentation to show them why they should hire me.
This has me unusually stumped for a few reasons:
1. I've already interviewed with them.
2. I've already had lengthy meetings with my direect report's boss, and talked about my experience and how it can be of more benefit to the company if given the exposure.
3. They've already seen my work.
and lastly
4. I am proper s
t with powerpoint as I've never really had to use it much.
Thoughts, suggestions, advice and the usual PH flaming weclomed......
This has me unusually stumped for a few reasons:
1. I've already interviewed with them.
2. I've already had lengthy meetings with my direect report's boss, and talked about my experience and how it can be of more benefit to the company if given the exposure.
3. They've already seen my work.
and lastly
4. I am proper s
t with powerpoint as I've never really had to use it much.Thoughts, suggestions, advice and the usual PH flaming weclomed......
Sounds to me like,
A) Write down all the justifications used before, in short bullet points.
B) Use a modern version of PPT and go for it via some of the precut templates.
C) Have a scratch around the office and see if there is a company style\template you can "be inspired by".
D) If you're that poor with Powerpoint, pay someone to put it together for you.
E) If it's an actual presentation - practice, practice, practice.
Sounds to me like a bit of a test to see if you are capable of being put in front of customers?
A) Write down all the justifications used before, in short bullet points.
B) Use a modern version of PPT and go for it via some of the precut templates.
C) Have a scratch around the office and see if there is a company style\template you can "be inspired by".
D) If you're that poor with Powerpoint, pay someone to put it together for you.
E) If it's an actual presentation - practice, practice, practice.
Sounds to me like a bit of a test to see if you are capable of being put in front of customers?
Only one MAIN point:
What value will you add to the enterprise?
Your task is (maybe) to illustrate what value you will add.
As evidence, you would present the value you have added in the last X months you've been a contractor (have you saved them money? Made them money? Avoid legal or H&S issues? Implemented new practices? Blah Blah).
3 - 4 bullets points MAX per slide.
What value will you add to the enterprise?
Your task is (maybe) to illustrate what value you will add.
As evidence, you would present the value you have added in the last X months you've been a contractor (have you saved them money? Made them money? Avoid legal or H&S issues? Implemented new practices? Blah Blah).
3 - 4 bullets points MAX per slide.
johnfm said:
3 - 4 bullets points MAX per slide.
Good advice.swerni said:
Lots of animation, pictures and sounds.
People love that
People love that
Not so good advice.As said before make a list of the good bits you have already spoken about and a list of anything worthwhile you have done since joining. Don't worry so much about the PP until you have that, I am average at best with PP, a few years ago i had to do a similar thing and i found the easiest way was to map out how i wanted the presentation to go, then i asked someone who knew PP a little better than me to just check it over. People get so obsessed with PP presentations being slick that they forget that it is the content that matters. And if this is an Email presentation then avoid having too much happening on each page, having four bullet points slide in seamlessly when you are up presenting next to it is good, having the same thing when you have had it emailed to you is not as important.
Good Luck.
DesmoTip said:
Thanks for the pointers guys. If it was a case of giving a presentation usuing some slides to draw focus I'd be in my element, but this is a submit by email kinda thing. I suppose I should just get off PH and get to it.....
Could you record you speaking and add it in to the presentation, thus allowing you to draw focus ?Allows you to keep the actual slides simple but "draw focus" ? Say 30 seconds per slide ?
Apologies if its a crap idea
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