MEMBER COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT FORUM
PRESENTATION TIPS
The presentations at the DCAT Member Company Announcement Forum are informative and factual, not a marketing or client presentation. Here are some tips and samples to help you put together an impactful presentation.
Slide presentation deadline
Please submit your slide presentation no later than Monday, March 3, 2025. The slide presentation will be reviewed for adherence to the Forum’s criteria and approved by DCAT.
Presentation Tips
- Keep to a 7-minute presentation. Limit the number of slides to 3 to 4 slides plus the cover slide and final contact slide. Rule of thumb is to not have more than 1 slide per 2 minutes of presentation.
- Keep to the news development only—no listing of company capabilities. For example, expansions should provide amount of the investment (dollar amount and/or amount of capacity addition).
- Lead your presentation with the news development. The audience is well-informed and knowledgeable about companies and is first interested in the news development not a listing of company capabilities.
- Do not include general information such as a listing of company capabilities or company descriptions.
- No promotional wording or other promotion to your company. This is a news announcement only. Presentations may not include promotional language and must include only factual language. Presentations that are promotional will not be accepted.
Presentation Samples
For guidance, below are samples for two types of news developments: (1) manufacturing expansions and (2) mergers & acquisitions (M&A).
Sample 1: Expansion Announcement
Do not include slides with company history, description, capabilities, or promotional content.
Slide #1:
Cover Slide – include name of presenter, job title, and company.
Slide #2:
Announcement of Expansion with detailed bullet points:
- Size of expansion (i.e., amount of capacity added).
- Amount of investment.
- Type of manufacturing involved.
- Location of facility
Slides #3-4:
- Rationale for the expansion/investment.
- Timeline for completion and start-up.
- Explanation of how the expansion fits into the company’s overall development and manufacturing network.
Final Slide:
Contact information regarding the announcement (as there will be no Q&A).
Sample 2: M&A Integration News Update Announcement
Do not include slides with company history, description, capabilities, or promotional content.
Slide #1:
Cover Slide – include name of presenter, job title, and company.
Slide #2:
Snapshot view with background info on the merger or acquisition:
- Date and amount of merger or acquisition.
- Overall strategic rationale for the merger or acquisition.
- Pro forma or combined revenues of the combined company.
- Capabilities/product areas added by the acquisition.
- Manufacturing facilities added by the acquisition.
- Total manufacturing sites and number of employees post-integration.
Slides #3-4:
- Completion date of merger or acquisition.
- Integration targets: cost synergies and timeline for integration.
- How is the acquired or merged company being integrated and where does it fit in the organization? Any new organization of the company post integration?
- Describe in more detail the development and manufacturing facilities acquired and how they fit into the acquirer company’s existing footprint.
Final Slide:
Contact information regarding the announcement (as there will be no Q&A).
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