Secondly, just before the Christmas holidays, we presented our recommendations for the German car manufacturer Erstaunliche Autos. I presented this case with Sören before (see below) and this time I perfected it together with Marijn (http://marijnsettels.wordpress.com/). This presentation went very well, I think we did a good job in explaining our measures to rejuvenate the company.
However, we did receive a lot of questions at the end of our presentation. Our rejuvenation package contained a fair bit of cost-cutting, which meant that people had to be let go. This triggered a lot of response from our classmates as they wanted to know what to do with these people. Our opinion was that if the company did not change its business, it would soon be declared bankrupt. These measures were only a matter of necessity.
From the peer evaluation forms I received from my fellow students, I can conclude that the feeling I had about the presentation was right; we did a fairly good job. There are a few critical notes, however. I started the presentation by introducing myself and Marijn, but I should have done it the other way around; I should have introduced Marijn first, which would have been more polite behavior. Furthermore, one of my classmates said that presenting with Prezi (the format that we had used) was not very appropriate for this subject. I think he had quite a good point there. We wanted to try something new, Prezi is a very interesting way to present your message. However, for a serious, high-stake presentation such as this one, PowerPoint may have been a better format.
The conclusion I have drawn from this presentation is that you should pay close attention to details and polite behavior. It's the small details that can set the tone for your audience. As you can see, you learn from each presentation, even though you have done quite a few already!
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