PRESENTATION SKILLS TOOLS Audience Characteristics Worksheet Use this worksheet as you prepare your presentation. Who are your listeners and what is their relationship to your topic? what are their expectations of the larger event? of your presentation?
PRESENTATION SKILLS TOOLS Audience Characteristics Worksheet Use this worksheet as you prepare your presentation. Who are your listeners and what is their relationship to your topic? what are their expectations of the larger event? of your presentation?
PRESENTATION SKILLS TOOLS Audience Characteristics Worksheet Use this worksheet as you prepare your presentation. Who are your listeners and what is their relationship to your topic? what are their expectations of the larger event? of your presentation?
Use this worksheet as you prepare your presentation. Question
Notes
1. Who are your listeners and what is their relationship to your topic?
2. How well informed are they about the subject matter?
3. What do they need to know?
4. What are their expectations of the larger event? Of your
presentation? 5. What do they know about you? What else might they need to know? 6. What is their opinion of you or the organization you represent?
7. Are they attending by choice or by requirement?
8. Are they likely to be receptive? Enthusiastic? Polite? Hostile?
Apathetic? 9. Are there other obstacles, history, or expectations that you need to take into account? 10. What presentation techniques might best capture their attention and get your points across most effectively? (e.g., demonstrations, personal stories, multimedia) 2004 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.