Prepare a draft presentation

1. Be clear about the objectives of your presentation. This will determine the content, level of detail and the duration of the presentation.
    
• What do you want the outcome of your presentation to be?
• Are you selling, informing or persuading?

2. Know your audience
    
• What need prompted the presentation?
• Who will be attending the presentation?
• What do audience members already know about the subject?
• What is important to the audience?

3. Know the logistics of your presentation
    
• Where and when will the presentation take place?
• How much time do you have?
• How will the audience be seated?
• What equipment will you have access to?

4. Prepare a draft presentation
    
• Develop a map of your presentation

Related topics:

• Preparing a draft presentation
• Delivering a presentation
• Understanding your audience
• Using visual aids