EG325-6-FY Consultancy Project Presentation Guide| University of Essex

Assignment Task

Groups should prepare a 40 minute presentation of their proposal to the industrial and academic panel followed by a 20 minute question and answer session. Whilst this is scheduled to take an hour, you must book a room for two hours as clients frequently arrive late which can result in your session running out of time in a one hour slot. However, please note that your presentations should be time managed.

The presentation should deliver the findings of the report in a clear and logically structured fashion. It should clearly identify the nature of the problem to be solved, explicitly describe the way in which the group has analysed the problem and propose to solve it. Finally the solution(s) should be offered with evidence of success criteria clearly stated.

The presentation materials should be developed and employed to a high professional standard. The groups should demonstrate a cohesive approach to the delivery of the presentation and to the question and answer session so that a strong cooperative approach is evidenced and the relative strengths of the team members utilised.

Use the reading list in the Module Guide as a starting point for research

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

• Capacity to respond clearly, convincingly and persuasively to questions LO3

Cognitive skills

• Persuasive nature of the presentation in delivering the solution(s) with supporting evidence LO1

Key skills

• Professional structure and organisation of the presentation with logical and sequential development of facts LO2

Transferable skills

• Clarity of communication, development and use of presentation materials LO3
• Time management and working collaboratively as part of a team LO4