Writing Sample PowerPoint® presentation for a fictitious

small- to mid-sized companySpeech included as notesLength: approx. 3.5 min.Author: Sonia C. Barrera

scbarrera@comcast.net

XYZ Corporation

2013 Annual Meeting

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Agenda

2012 highlights—Eva Garcia, Sr. VP, Operations

By the Numbers—Jack Allen, CFO

The State of Our Company—Sue Knowles, CEO

Stretch break

Service Awards

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2012 Sales

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Millions

2012 Plan

2012 Actual

2012 Sales

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How Do We Stack Up?

Year-On-Year Sales GrowthXYZ Corp. vs. Industry

23.8%

11.7% 11.1%

-1.4%

8.2%

5.0%4.0%3.9%4.4%

7.9%

-5.00%

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Annual

2011 vs. 2012

XYZ Corp.

Industry Avg.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2/15/13 Retail Sales Report

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2012 Sales

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Millions

2012 Plan

2012 Actual

Key Initiatives in 2012

Updated e-commerce Web site

New mailing lists, more targeted mailings

2 major new clients

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Community Involvement

United Way: $32,000

Job shadowing

Park improvements

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Well done!

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Agenda

2012 highlights—Eva Garcia, Sr. VP, Operations

By the Numbers—Jack Allen, CFO

The State of Our Company—Sue Knowles, CEO

Stretch break

Service Awards

Company Social©2013 Sonia C. Barrera. All rights reserved.