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Planning A Presentation: My best advice is to not start in PowerPoint. Presentation tools force you to think through information linearly, and you really need to start by thinking of the whole instead of the individual lines.

—Nancy Duarte

The planning phase does not have a required delivery format. Draft your plan in a way that best suits your thought process.

In Resonate, Duarte uses a sparkline to analyze successful presentations. Or perhaps you enjoy mind-mapping activities that allow you to move and organize elements into different categories and storylines. If you prefer a more linear approach, develop your plan using traditional word-processing software. No matter your choice, be sure to include enough details to thoroughly address the required elements listed on the following page.

Your plan to pitch yourself to a future employer must address all of the following in detail:

‣ Who is your Target Audience? What might you have in common with them? What are some interesting points about this industry? Why do you find them interesting? What skills/qualities does your industry look for? What other types of information is important to this group from your industry? Of the presentation strategies and techniques you have learned so far this month, which would be the most valuable for you to develop and use to appeal to your industry?

‣ What is your True Message? Express why are you doing this presentation and what result you hope to have. What do you want this audience to do after watching your presentation?

‣ Your Future Self: How are you unique? What qualities do you bring that are different? How will you excel in your industry? What hardware and software skills will you have mastered as a result of your Full Sail education? What is your specialty as you finish your degree? What are your unique interests? What potential portfolio projects, goals or internships do you want to complete while you are in school that could enhance your description of being a qualified candidate? (It can be helpful to use the Full Sail degree catalog and individual course descriptions for assistance.)

‣ Presentation Flow: Detail your flow of ideas - this can be divided into the beginning, middle, and end of your presentation content. (It can be helpful to use Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle method of “Why, How, What” to quickly resonate with our audiences.)

‣ Beginning: Consider how you will quickly resonate with your audience by identifying a story that expresses your desire to work in your chosen industry.

‣ Middle: Now that you have connected with the audience, demonstrate you are a qualified candidate based on the research you did to describe your “future self”.

‣ End: Communicate what you want to accomplish in the industry, and what you can do for your targeted audience.

‣ What STAR moments will you use? Be sure to plan the important takeaways for your audience. (From Resonate: STAR: Something They’ll Always Remember).