Checklist for Making Your Case in Public

Comprehensive Checklist for Making Your Case in Public
©2014 by Ken West

Questions to build your speech, prepare for delivery, and present your message.
1) Who is my audience?

2) What is the purpose of this event?

3) Why will this audience be at this presentation?

4) What are their expectations? (Did I send out a pre-presentation survey?)

5) How much time do I have?

6) What is my message?

7) Can I summarize it in one sentence?

8) Will this audience be receptive to my message? If not, what can I do about it?

9) What will my audience learn?

10) What do I want them to do as a result of grasping my message?

11) How will I structure my presentation?

12) How will I grab my audiences’ attention?

13) What evidence do I have to support my message?

14) What are my top one, two, or three points?

15) What examples, anecdotes, and stories would help my audience visualize my main points?

16) In what ways can I help this audience integrate my message into their knowledge and experience?

17) What visual aids would help get my points across?

18) What is the most helpful thing I can do for this audience?

19) What will they be doing prior to my talk?

20) How is the meeting set up?

21) What kind of sound system will I have?

22) How will I handle questions and answers during and after the presentation?

23) How and where can I practice and test my presentation?

24) How will I end my presentation?

25) (After I am done): What have I learned from doing this presentation?

26) What will I do differently the next time?

Ken West is author of Get What You Want, a book to keep you focused on your top values, and create an action plan for achievement. One reviewer wrote this: "The great thing about this book is that it gets right down to business without a lot of confusing or useless information."  It works. If Amazon is temporarily out of stock, you can buy it on Barnes & Noble and other fine online book dealers.