Presentation Project

Well I must admit that this presentation project was a lot harder than I imagined!  Putting together the information onto a few PowerPoint slides was not the difficult part because I have been making basic PowerPoint presentations since I was in middle school, but the hardest part was recording the audio and getting it to play when I would upload the file!

For my presentation, I decided to present a case study for Barclays, a global bank with its headquarters located in the United Kingdom.  One of my first slides tells a little bit more about the bank, but not a lot because the history and proceedings of the bank were not what my presentation was about; therefore, I kept that to one slide.  Barclays conducted a case study which focuses on discovering customer needs through market research.  I believe I followed a logical sequence in presenting the case study, because I followed closely to the case study itself.  As far as answering audience questions, I believe that I just met the minimum requirements, because honestly, I think that I knew the research well from the given information on the , but not well enough to go into depth when the case study described the quantitative and qualitative research.  If I knew more about which methods and examples of studies they utilized, I believe I would be better prepared to answer those questions.

I also think that I meet the minimum requirements in grabbing my audience’s attention in the first 30-60 seconds.  I used the same title as the case study, because I felt like that was a very accurate description of the study.  I was not sure how to make it more exciting, yet just as accurate.  However, I do believe that I was able to explain everything clearly by using the student markets example as found in the case study.

I also made sure to proofread my slides so that there were no visible typos or errors that could be found.  My slides were also kept free of clutter; they were simple and to the point with corresponding images.  I recorded the narration on the slides, so that way they would be embedded within the PowerPoint itself and the audio would be able to be heard by those viewing the video.

Finally, the biggest issue I had with the project was uploading it to a website!!  I tried several different websites to make the audio work and even bought “video credits” on one website so the audio would work but no luck!!  I did not try Camtasia or any other similar program because I was unable to download it, but finally my luck struck with www.PowerShow.com and the audio worked.  However, I did not that on one computer, it would not play for me, so I included a second link to my presentation which is uploaded on www.authorstream.net.  Enjoy!
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I wanted to update my blog because I realized that unfortunately PowerShow.com would not play my presentation after all.  It played once for me, but every time after that, it seems to never load... Therefore, to view my presentation, you should visit the link on authorstream.com.  It may just be my connection, but even with my slow connection, you can view my presentation on authorstream.com.

USE THIS URL TO VIEW MY PRESENTATION!
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/areesham-859291-presentation-final/

Here is the previous link to my presentation, in case this will work for you, and not the authorstream link:

http://www.powershow.com/view/2ac162-OTY0Z/Barclays_Case_Study__Discovering_Customer_Need_Through_Market_Research