1. Week 8
Hi everyone! I hope you’re having a good time programming your apps and writing up completed business plans.

2. Agenda Topics Final PowerPoint Presentation
Building from your business plan
Activity
Design your final PowerPoint Presentation
This week, we’re going to talk about the PowerPoint presentation. At the end of this lesson, you will have time to begin designing your presentation for your app.

3. Check-in: Business Plan
You should have completed your business plan (it should be typed)
Ideally, your team has a completed and typed business plan. This will make designing your PowerPoint presentation easier.

4. Use the PowerPoint presentation as a visual aid while you pitch to investors
What are the major points you would highlight for a company that was considering investing in your app?
The pitch – what your app is, who it’s for and why it’s a good investment
The deck – the accompanying PowerPoint slide
The pitch and deck should work together
Use the PowerPoint Presentation as a visual aid while you pitch to investors. This should be thoughtful and show investors that you have taken the time and energy in thinking about the future of your company. Your presentation will have the pitch and the deck. The pitch is the story of your app that will be complemented by the deck, the PowerPoint slides.

5. The Pitch The story of your app Sell your company to them
It’s worth investing with us because…
Your PowerPoint should be clear and relay to the investor that you have thought about your customers
How would you persuade a customer to purchase your app?
The pitch is the story of your app that is complemented by the deck. In this presentation, you want to sell your company to the judges. You want to show the judges you’ve though about how you will persuade customers to purchase your app or download your app. You want to demonstrate to the judges why it’s worth investing with you. It helps a lot when your deck is clear.
Remember, make sure your presentation shows you have put time and effort into it.
Does anyone have any questions?

6. The Pitch Start with a Hook
Something to get the audience’s attention: Facts, Skit, Quote, Photo, etc.
Describe the App
What does it do?, Who is it for?, What’s the value proposition, or why should they buy your product?, How is it different from competitors?
Why is it a good investment?
How are you going to make money?, How many people will want it?
Strong 1 Sentence Conclusion
Our app FriendMap is the fastest way to find where your friends are and millions of users are going to want it!
The pitch is the story of your app that is complemented by the deck. In this presentation, you want to sell your company to the judges. You want to show the judges you’ve though about how you will persuade customers to purchase your app or download your app. You want to demonstrate to the judges why it’s worth investing with you. It helps a lot when your deck is clear.
Remember, make sure your presentation shows you have put time and effort into it.
Does anyone have any questions?

7. The Deck (your PowerPoint)
Know your audience
Simple design
One idea per slide
Use of images to support ideas in pitch– don’t use a lot of text
Be organized – beginning, middle, end
The deck is the slides of your PowerPoint Presentation. It’s important to know your audience and present the material in a way that the judges will be able to understand; they haven’t been working with your app for 12 weeks. Keep the design simple – have only one idea per slide. Use images to support the "talk” and only put a few words on the slide
Be Organized through a clear beginning, middle, and end.

8. How to start your deck:
Start with a white presentation and black lettering
Do not get caught up in anything up in anything BUT the information for first version
Themes, images, colors etc. will come after the information is set...this is so you don’t waste time perfecting something that is not relevant.
You will customize by adding graphic, etc., once you have the information firmed up
When you first start making your deck, or PowerPoint Presentation, start with the preset theme…the white background with black lettering. You don’t need to get caught up in anything but the information for your first version. Everything fancy, themes, images etc. will come after you have finalized the information in the deck. Make sure you have solid information before moving into beautifying the deck.
Does anyone have any questions?

9. Visual Tips for Slide Deck
Add screenshots of your app
Add relevant photos
Customize your theme to make it clean and visually engaging
Include graphics such as your competitor analysis
Use graphics instead of text whenever possible

10. Task List Be at least halfway done with your PowerPoint presentation
Prototype Development:
Finish working on the functionality of your app
Test it on a target user. Don't spend time making it pretty until you've tested it!
For next week you should be done with at least half of your PowerPoint presentation. Keep building your App Inventor Prototype.