Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant Communities - ILRC

Inspiring Leadership in Immigrant CommunitiesJanuary 2003STEPS FOR PREPARING A PRESENTATIONA. General Preparation1. Choose a place.2. Distribute information about the meeting.3. Prepare materialsa. Informationb. Paper and pens4. Find out who will be coming so you know your audience.5. Research and write your presentation.6. Practice with:a. Familyb. FriendsC. A mirror7. Make sure you know how long the presentation will take.B. The Presentation1. Introductiona. Welcomeb. Introduce yourself and your organization.c. Summarize the parts of your presentation.d. State the reason for the presentation (why the topic is important and why we aregathered to talk about it).e. Questions -- when you will permit them.2. Body (The Meat of the Presentation)a. The Meatb. The most important information, such as, the requirements for naturalization,your rights during an encounter with the INS, or myths about immigrants.c. Video, skit, or other ways of presenting the information.3. Conclusiona. Summarize the information.b. Go over next steps, such as giving the audience a phone number for moreinformation, passing a list for people to sign in, explaining how they can get moreinformation, announcing a next meeting.c. Answer questions from the audience.d. Thank the audience.App.4-A-5