IB BUSINESS: TRADE FAIR & COMPANY PRESENTATIONS: Wednesday 9 th April 2014 FINAL CHECKLIST

Presentation Order Company 1: SnapTrack Company 2: Solaris Company 3: Food Tronic Company 4: Duerme Company 5: Phill Company 6:Culture Shock Company 7:Ecojet

Presentations in the Theatre Presentations are scheduled in the theatre from 8:30am to 9:20am. You will have exactly 5 minutes to introduce your company and show your advertisements. The use of notes by any team member on the stage will result in a grade penalty. However, at the same time, you must have well-structured coordinated presentation. All group members must say something (at least 30 seconds), but not all group members must speak for the same amount of time DON’T BE LATE – ENSURE YOU LEAVE FOR SCHOOL A LOT EARLIER THAN NORMAL

What should be included in my powerpoint? Pictures of the products. Graphs on sales performance or market research. Avoid showing complex financial statements, but you could include graphs on future or past sales revenue or profitability. 1 challenge your company faced and how you managed to overcome this challenge

Use of Music If you want to include any sound-tracks or music to create a dramatic entry, please give me this clip on a flash drive ASAP. Clearly indicate how much of the song you want played and where during the presentation.

Engage the Audience You must be passionate and excited about your product. You could attempt to engage the audience in some way, but it would have to be brief.

Questions at the end of the presentation All groups will receive 1 to 2 questions from the panel of judges at the end of the presentation. You should keep your responses to a maximum of 30 seconds.

TRADE FAIR CHECKLIST The Trade Fair will take place immediately after the presentations in the theatre. 9:20 to 9:40am It will occur during breakfast. Therefore you must set up your corporate stand, prior to going the theatre at 8:30am. It would be absolutely essential to have at least 1 or 2 members at school by 8:00am to set up the stand. Tables will be set up in the cafeteria for this purpose.

Food Items & Beverages Your group must bring a good selection of food and or beverages that demonstrate some level of effort or creativity. A packet of crips is not considered an effort. A Good Effort Example: In the past years some groups have produced cupcakes with the brand logo in icing on the top – you don’t have to go this far, but is a excellent example of what is possible. The Chocolate fountain has been very popular in previous years.

Corporate Merchandise You must have a range of corporate merchandise available at your stand. This could include rulers, pens, pencils, hats, with your logo on it. This can be a simple sticker place on a cheap ruler. You may also have a corporate bag, with the items inside. These bags would be available to teachers, judges.

Brochures You must have least 5 brochures in colors. You should also have about 20 other brochures in black & white.

Prototype or Model of your product. For many groups it may be difficult to produce a prototype or model of the product. However, at the very minimum you will have a computer image of the product on your laptop. Of course you will also have your banners/posters.

Business Cards You must all have business cards to handout during the day. The business cards, must have your name/position. They should you also feature the company website and phone numbers.

Corporate Uniform All members must be dressed in professional attire (eg: suits) or alternatively in a corporate uniform you have designed. You can wear this corporate uniform the whole day, not just for the trade fair. It would be desirable to come to school in this dress, as there will be little time to change.