[Company] progress presentation to board of directors

1. Remember that the Presentation Guidelines and Requirements apply to this presentation. See link in BOD Presentation section of course BPG web page. [Company] progress presentation to board of directors Sam Spade, CEO Jane Marple, CFO Clark Kent, VP Production, Margo Lane, VP Marketing & Sales Example Structure for BOD Presenation

2. Extracts from presentation guidelines • Supporting evidence. Include evidence that is necessary to support conclusions or claims you make. If the evidence is too much to include on the slide with the conclusion, use a drill-down approach to assemble your evidence. For example, include a brief summary of the evidence on the slide where it is called for and have a back-up slide you can go to provide more detailed evidence. You could also distribute a few additional pages of documentation to provide support. • Take-aways. Consider including a brief take-away at the bottom of slides. If you slide has presented important meaning, let the take-away answer the question: so what? In other words, given the meaning imparted on the slide, what are the implications for management action? What follow-up does the message of the slide call for? Example Structure for BOD Presenation

3. Extracts from presentation guidelines-2 • Substance value. Slides must clearly and completely illustrate the substance of the valued information being communicated. • Avoid having slides merely list topics to be discussed and expecting the audience to recall what was spoken. • Slides must convey the valuable substance of your presentation by presenting the appropriate information and necessary supporting evidence. • Power titles. Use power titles which are titles that capture the essence of the substance of your slides. Just as you might use headings and subheadings in a report, let your titles show the logical flow and communicate the essence of your presentation. • Slide formatting • Include slide numbers. • Include a footer that follows the electronic submission guidelines. • When displaying data, include only relevant, significant figures. Avoid unnecessary details or data that clutters the display. Example Structure for BOD Presenation

4. Agenda • Executive summary • Critical assessment of performance to date vs: • Objectives • Competitors • Competitive strategy • Lessons learned from major problems & successes • Expected future economic and competitive situation • Objectives, strategies and plans for Y5 and beyond • Expected Y5 results • Closing message Example Structure for BOD Presenation

5. Executive summary Start off with a one-slide overview of the value your presentation contains, including the essence of your conclusions and recommendations. Example Structure for BOD Presenation

6. Performance assessment Critically evaluate performance vs. company objectives and competitor performance. Graphical or tabular display may be useful. This topic may take 2-3 slides Example Structure for BOD Presenation

7. Major problems & success to date Note the major ones with emphasis on more recent items. Be sure to show that you have learned from them to improve performance. Example Structure for BOD Presenation

8. Expected competitive situation • Identify key aspects of the future environment by considering: • GDP, CPI forecasts, interest trends, industry trends, etc. • Past and predicted strategies of your competitors Example Structure for BOD Presenation

9. Growth and Competitive strategies • Growth strategy: (see text Ch 6, p. 91) • Competitive strategy: • Clearly state how your company competes with other firms to attract customers. • Why customers should choose your product? • Note any significant changes to growth or competitive strategy • in the recent past, or • planned for the future. Example Structure for BOD Presenation

10. Objectives, strategies, and plans for Year 5 and beyond Be sure to address overall objectives for growth, profitability, and performance relative to competition. • Overall objective (1 to n) • Key Supporting functional objectives • Overall objective (1 to n) • Key Supporting functional objectives • Strategies and plans to achieve overall objectives & implement growth and competitive strategies Example Structure for BOD Presenation

11. Expected results years 5-7 • See example table in instructions for rows that should be included in the table. • Be sure to show separately: • Assumptions supporting the forecast (could be on a separate slide). • Method used to estimate year end stock price (a separate slide would be fine). Example Structure for BOD Presenation

12. Closing message to BOD Include here what you want the BOD to take away from the presentation. Example Structure for BOD Presenation