Preparing for Formal Presentations

Preparing for Formal Presentations

Instructions: Read and complete the following steps:

1. Choose a potential funder or investor from your database and prepare a short description of the characteristics of this selected donor.
2. Choose the adequate presentation for this investor and tailor it (if necessary) to speak to the mission and goals of the potential funder or investor.
3. Gather your team members, including those who did and did not participate in the design of the proposed opportunity.
4. Ask team members to pretend that they are the described funder or investor. Tell the group to save all feedback for after you have finished.
5. Give your presentation without interruptions. Be sure not to exceed 15 minutes.
6. Solicit questions from the team members.
7. Ask for feedback from the group.