Annual Report Writing Seminar

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Annual Report Writing Seminar
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What do you Need to Know

• Date Due Friday 26th September by 500pm
• at ENZT in Wellington
• Faxed or late entries will not be accepted
• Email copy to Regional Coordinator
• Worth 40 of Regional National Awards Mark
• Content
• Presentation

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Content

• What you have DONE evidence!
• Use template/specification
• Believable and Readable
• Page 20 your GOSPEL
• Dont repeat
• Excellence Awards
• are based on your
• Annual Report

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1 Business Planning Culture (20 pts)

• Vision/Mission
• What IS your product/service
• Unique selling position
• Risks Analysed and Taken
• TQM Process (incl HS)

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Mission Statement

• Company purpose vision
• Visionary
• Broad
• Realistic
• Motivational
• Short and concise
• Easily understood

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Guess Who

• To Refresh the World...in body, mind, and spirit.
  
• To Inspire Moments of Optimism...through our
  brands and our actions.
• To Create Value and Make a Difference...everywhere
  we engage.

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Short, Sharp, to the point!

• To bring inspiration and innovation to every
  athlete in the world
• To enable people and businesses throughout the
  world to realize their full potential
• Our mission is to be the most people focused
  jeweller in the world
• To organize the world's information and make it
  universally accessible and useful

NIKE
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2 Teamwork (20 points)

• Organisational Structure
• Directors roles and accountability to team
• Team communication (incl mentor coordinator)
• External Communication

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3 Sales and Marketing (30 pts)

• Market Analysis
• Environmental Analysis
• Pricing
• Promotion
• Distribution
• Making Sales

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4 Production - Goods/Service (30 pts)

• Innovative Product/service
• Team Process with Timeline
• Productivity Measures
• Production Process
• Suppliers and Parts Analysed
• Intellectual Property

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5 Financial Management (30 pts)

• Capital Formation and Sources of Finance
• Accounting Systems and Controls
• Comparing Budgeted and Actual figures
• Profitability Analysis
• Financial Stability Analysis
• Best Practice for Financial Statments

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6 Evaluation (15 pts)

• Reflect on your achievements
• Respect your mentor, References and
  Acknowledgements
• The learning experience

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PRESENTATION
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Size

• A4 Size
• Front Cover
• 18 Single Sided or 9 Double Sided Pages
• 3 Appendices
• See Handout

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Construction

• Paragraphs
• 22 words max per sentence
• 6-8 lines in a paragraph
• No more that 6-8 bullet points in a row
• Fonts Sizing
• Headings 14pt
• Headings should not be in Capitals
• Sub Headings 12pt
• Use simple but consistent font (not too fancy)
• White space/black space 60/40

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Theme

• Colour Scheme
• Michael Hill Jeweller
• Text
• Nike
• Design
• Walt Disney
• Pumpkin Patch
• Branding
• Kelloggs

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Sexy Charts

• Charts Graphs
• Simple
• Clear
• Focused

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Picture is worth a 1000 words

• Photos
• Directors Photos
• Team Photo
• Product
• Events - Trade Fair, Orals

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Finally

• Pay attention to things like
• Page breaks
• Vocabulary (use management speak)
• Grammar