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1、How to Create a Product PresentationHow to Create a Product Presentation Overview and Objective of the Presentation Product presentations are an important part of selling your product to prospective customers. In many cases, this will be the customers first introduction to your company and potential
2、ly your product. First impressions are critical. There are also times when it is important to sell your product to the people inside your company as well as investors. Proper preparation is vital to presenting your product in the best light possible. The objective of the product presentation is diff
3、erent depending upon the target audience and the presentation should be adjusted accordingly. It is important to know your audience and why they are interested enough to hear your presentation. Points to Consider Before you even start building your presentation, be sure you know the following inform
4、ation: Objective/call to action - At the end of your product presentation you want something to happen, either you want a customer to move forward to evaluate your product, your management to buy into what you are doing with the product, your sales people eager to sell your product, or an investor o
5、r your management to provide additional funding of your product. Target audience - Who are you giving the presentation to? (Prospective customers, investors, management) What is their industry like right now? What are their needs and immediate concerns? What are their individual goals? Where is thei
6、r pain? Orientation - How much does your audience know of your product and other similar products? What is special about the way this audience looks at your product? Do they have any preconceived 事先看法notions? Are they looking at competitors? If so, which ones? What are their special interests? Targe
7、t presenter - Who will be giving the presentation(you, sales person, company executive)? It is helpful to write the above information down before building the product presentation so that you can go back and review it if you get stuck on any given point. You will want to refer to it later to make su
8、re the presentation meets the objective and you will also need it for doing practice runs. Once you have your basic product presentation, it can be modified for other presenters and other audiences, but it is important to have a target audience and a target objective when building the initial presen
9、tation. Failure to do so can result in a presentation that doesnt speak to the audience and one that is not focused on their needs. Outline of the Product Presentation The following is a basic outline for a product presentation. You will note that the maximum number of slides is twenty. Most sales c
10、alls allow 30 minutes for the formal presentation, at two minutes a slide, fifteen slides is the appropriate number. It is important to keep your presentation precise otherwise your point will be drowned out in detail. 1) Introduction - This is normally just a title slide where the speaker introduce
11、s themselves, and the point of the product presentation. This is where you want to hook your audience and tell them what is in it for them. If you are not going to be giving the presentation you may want to have a note slide with the point on it. (1-2 slides) 2) Agenda - An agenda is optional, but p
12、rovides you with an opportunity to tell your audience what you are going to cover in your presentation. It avoids people asking questions early in the presentation about material you will be covering later. (1 slide) 3) Company Information - This is a way to establish credibility and to make the aud
13、ience feel comfortable with your company. Ways to do this include customer lists, high-profile executives or advisors, information on funding (if a private company), awards and major milestones. Dont spend too much time on this, you dont want your audience falling asleep. In fact, in my more recent
14、presentations I have moved this to the back, after I have the audiences attention. 4) Positioning - Successful products have a unique technology or positioning that sets them apart from other products on the market. You want to introduce this aspect of your product up front to let your audience know
15、 how your product is different and why they should listen to the rest of your presentation. Use this as an attention getter. This should be done in terms of the problem that they have and that you are solving with your product. Be sure to present this in terms of your audience and their pain. Perfor
16、ming a positioning exercise prior to building your presentation is very helpful. This part of your presentation must be very crisp and to the point. (1-5 slides) 5) Product description - Clearly describe your product in terms that your audience will understand. It may be helpful to have a chart with
17、 the product components. You want to give the audience a frame of reference for the features and benefits that they are going to see. You also want them to know how your product fits into their existing environment. Show how the product interfaces with other products or systems they may be using. (1
18、-2 slides) 6) Clearly articulated benefits as they relate to your target audience - You can use a features and benefits list or just walk through the features and benefits. Whatever you do, do not forget the benefits! They may be obvious to you because you live and breath the product, but your audie
19、nce should have them clearly called out and they must relate to their needs. (1- 5 slides) 7) Examples/successes - At this point in the presentation your audience should be familiar with your product and why it is different and better. In order to drive this point home use examples of how your produ
20、ct is being used and how customers have benefited from the product. (1-3 slides) 8) Closing argument - This is your opportunity for a call to action. You want summarize your product presentation, reiterate the point of the presentation, and ask your audience to do something, if that is the point of
21、your presentation. Other Important Points Use Examples Use examples whenever possible. Examples help to illustrate your points and provide a frame of reference for those people in your audience that dont already have one. Simplify Keep slides as simple as possible. Lots of text on a slide makes it d
22、ifficult to read and it loses its impact. Make sure the slides will be readable from the back of the room. If you are not giving the presentation, you may feel compelled to add more text to the slides - provide speakers notes instead. If you are using PowerPoint, dont get carried away with colors an
23、d many different transitions. Pick a format and stick with it so that you dont draw attention away from your subject. One of the most effective presentations that I ever saw was done with a single clip art picture in the middle of each slide. The picture makes a point without drawing attention away
24、from the speaker. Easy-to-Read Fonts A san-serif font (a font that does not have the little lines at the top and bottom, as in the headings of this document) is easier to read for bullets on slides. Style A presentation that uses the default PowerPoint fonts and lots of different primary colors look
25、s like a presentation that was slapped together with little thought. Not everyone is a graphic artist, but you can learn some basic principles and apply them to your slides. Below are a few key points, but be sure to read Robin Williams The Non-Designers Design Book for more tips. Use a presentation
26、 template and then use the colors from the template (or ones in the same family) for all charts and graphs. Use alignment carefully. If your template is left or right aligned, use that alignment throughout the presentation. Remove harsh lines. Powerpoint always puts a dark line around any box that y
27、ou draw. These lines make the drawings look crude and harsh. By removing the lines your eye focuses more on the content of the box rather than the boxes themselves. Additional lines and arrows dont have to be dark either, try making them thicker and lighter so that they dont draw attention away from
28、 the point of the slide. Provide Speakers Notes In order to keep the bullets on your slides concise; you may want to consider providing speaker notes to people that may be giving your presentation. If you do provide speakers notes, keep them short and concise and use bullets to make it easy to read.
29、 Remember that the more text you put on the speakers notes, the less likely the speaker is to read it before the presentation. I cant tell you how many times I have seen a presentation where the speaker says, I think this slide is trying to say. Both the speaker and the marketing group that provides
30、 the presentation look bad. If you are using PowerPoint, print the slides with the speakers notes so that the presenter does not get the notes out of sync with the presentation. Provide Handouts You will probably handout copies of the slides. It is always nice to print the slides in a format where t
31、here is room for the audience to take notes. You may want to use handouts in addition to providing copies of the slides. Often, to keep slides simple, you may compromise the ability for the viewer to use it as a reference later or you may have charts or back-up information that has too much detail t
32、o include in your presentation. In these cases it may help to include handouts and refer to them during your presentation. Use Themes for Group Presentations If there are a group of people presenting it is helpful to use a theme and weave it throughout all the presentations. This provides a sense of
33、 cohesiveness to the entire presentation. A good agenda is an important part of group presentations. You want to introduce all the speakers and let the audience know the topic each speaker will be discussing. Mark Confidential If the presentation is confidential, dont forget to mark it confidential.
34、 Slides often get copied at customer sites and can easily end up in your competitors hands. When You are the Presenter Practice your presentation. No one ever has the time to do it, but even if you are used to winging presentations, the following are the benefits of practice: 1) Your pitch will be m
35、ore powerful, polished, and professional 2) You are more likely to accomplish your objective 3) You look better There is nothing worse then watching a presenter bring up a slide and then try to interpret it as if this is the first time they are seeing it. The slides are to support your presentation.
36、 I will often give the presentation to a practice audience within the company first before giving it to an external audience. You will get some great suggestions from people who have a slightly different perspective. This is especially true if you can give your pitch to a different department. I hav
37、e found that giving a product presentation to the engineering group will provide some great insights. Before you give your presentation to a practice audience, be sure to go over the Points to Consider above with your audience so that they understand your objective, target audience, and that target
38、audiences perspective. Additionally you should add slides that talk specifically to your audience. Identify the issues and problems that they are dealing with or tell them about how their competition is doing something. Then show them how your product will provide them with a competitive advantage.
39、Other helpful hints: Use gestures to make things visual and clear. Use an expressive voice to emphasize points and show your enthusiasm for your product. Always stand, even when you are talking to a small audience. Standing projects more energy. Use highlights or colors on charts to emphasize an imp
40、ortant point. (Though dont over use this, and dont use red unless you want to set off alarms.) Use controversy - It is sometimes useful to start your presentation with a controversial statement to grab your audiences attention. Use metaphors to help with visualization. Make sure you have a smooth verbal transition between slides for a very polished presentation. (This is where the practice really pays off.)
