When presenting your solution to a case study, the most effective way to do so is to tell a story. A story, above all else, is smooth and fluent which is why the transition between presenters cannot be choppy and awkward.
To make the transitions as fluent as possible, you need to have three elements:
- Introduce the next person
- Introduce what they will be discussing
- The next presenter thanks and compliments the previous presenter.
First and foremost, introduce who will be speaking next. Names are powerful, and must be used when transitioning between speakers. Remember that when you need to take on the role of a specific person you need to introduce them accordingly. Along with their name, you should also state their position. In most cases this won’t be given so you will have to be creative, but as a general rule of thumb – if there is a financial analysis the ‘CFO” will be presenting, or if you are presenting the implementation plan it will be the Head of Strategy.
Second, you need to clearly state what the person will be presenting. For the same reason that you present your solution at the begging of the presentation, you want to explicitly state what they audience is about to hear. Judges don’t like surprises, and a clear outline is essential to every presentation.
Finally, once the next presenter has been introduced and clearly stated what they will be discussing, it is up to that person to thank and reiterate what the previous presenter just talked about. This will go a long way to show confidence and support with what the previous presenter just said, and demonstrate a unified team to the judges. “Thank you for that clear explanation on the problem”, or “Thank you for outlining the payback period on the Series A debt” do this perfectly.
