Prepare an effective policy presentationpolicy presentation

K Y A diKnow Your AudienceWh i h i l l f k l d ? Whatistheirlevelofknowledge?

Whataretheircoreconcerns?

Cl if Y Obj tiClarify Your ObjectiveM k i i h Makeaconnectionwithyouraudience

Whatdoyouwantthemtodo?

K t i lKnow your material

What you tell themWhat you tell them

What you know

H ill How will youT ll th ? Tellthem?

Showthem? Askthem? Remind them?Remindthem?

Write a one-sentence messageB d 1 3 k h fi di Basedon13 keyresearchfindings

Withsupportingdataorstories

Leadingto13keypolicyimplicationsorrecommendationsrecommendations

C t t t lkConstruct your talkO i Opening

Problemandrecommendation

Methodology,butbriefly

Major findings, supported by dataMajorfindings,supportedbydata

Recommendationscloselylinkedtofindings

C d ff i f Costandcosteffectivenessofrecommendations

Closingstatement

Start with a powerful iopening

T ll H l l ff d Tellastory:Howarerealpeopleaffectedbytheproblem

Askaquestionthatbringsoutyouraudiencesrelationshiptotheproblem

Throwoutacompellingstatistic

Show a picture thats worth a thousandShowapicturethat sworthathousandwords

C t di i lCreate audiovisuals10 i i h ld b b 10minutepresentationshouldbeabout:8wordslides+4graphicslides=12total

Oneideaperslide:Noideawithoutaslide Key points only6 x 6 ruleKeypointsonly 6x6rule

Shortwords,shortphrasesActive verbs strong nouns Activeverbs,strongnouns

Roundoffnumbers

D i th l kDesign the lookCh l h i i Chooseastylethatisappropriate:

Fortheaudience Forthemessage Fortheoccasion

Applythesamestyletoeachslide Avoidclutter

K it i t tiKeep it interactive

Lesslecture,moreconversation

End with a powerful l iclosingD i ff i lid Wh Designaneffectivesummaryslide:Whatdoyouwantthemtoremember?

HaveextrainformationupyoursleevefortheQ&A

PrepareaclosingslidetofollowtheQ&A:Whatdoyouwantthemtodo?y