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� Review key points for an operation.
Military Briefings
� Ensure participants know the mission objective, their contribution to the operation, problems
they may confront, and ways to overcome them.
10-11. The nature and content of the information being provided determines the mission briefing format.
Typically a briefer will use the operation plan or order as a format for a mission briefing.
STAFF BRIEFING
10-12. The staff uses a staff briefing to inform the commander and staff of the current situation to
coordinate and synchronize efforts within the unit. The individual convening the staff briefing sets the
briefing agenda. Each staff element presents relevant information from their functional areas. Staff
briefings facilitate information exchange, announce decisions, issue directives, or provide guidance. The
staff briefing format may include characteristics of the information briefing, decision briefing, and mission
briefing.
10-13. The commander, deputies or assistants, chiefs of staff or executive officers, and coordinating,
personal, and special staff officers often attend staff briefings. Representatives from major subordinate
commands may also attend. The chief of staff or executive officer often presides over the briefing. The
commander may take an active role during the briefing and normally concludes the briefing.
STEPS OF MILITARY BRIEFINGS
10-14. These four steps correspond to the operations process and lay the foundation for an effective
briefing:
� Plan—analyze the situation and prepare a briefing outline.
� Prepare—collect information and construct the briefing.
� Execute—deliver the briefing.
� Assess—follow up as required.
ANALYZE THE SITUATION AND PREPARE A BRIEFING OUTLINE
10-15. Upon receipt of the task to conduct a briefing, the briefer analyzes the situation and determines
the—
� Audience.
� Purpose and type.
� Subject.
� Classification.
� Physical facilities and support needed.
� Preparation timeline and schedule.
10-16. Based on the analysis, the briefer assembles a briefing outline. The briefing outline is the plan for
the preparation, execution, and follow-up for the briefing. The briefer uses the timeline as a tool to manage
preparations for the briefing and refine the briefing as new information becomes available.
10-17. Briefers consider many factors during planning (see Figure 10-3, page 10-4), and this includes, but
is not limited to—
� Audience preferences for decision briefings, such as how the decisionmaker wants to see
information presented.
� Time available.
� Facilities and briefing aids available.
10-18. The briefer then estimates suspense times for each task and schedules the preparation effort
accordingly. The briefer alerts support personnel and any assistants as soon as possible.
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