Presentation Planner

Topic: _____________________________________ Date: ________ Time: ________
Audience: __________________________________ Location: ___________________

Identify purpose 

What do I want my audience to —

— do? 

— know? 

— feel? 

Analyze audience 

Who: __________________________________________________________________

Needs: __________________________________________________________________

Knowledge: __________________________________________________________________

Bias: __________________________________________________________________

Questions: __________________________________________________________________

Based on this analysis, what actions will I take? 

Assess the situation 

Time 

Amount allotted: __________________________________________________________________

Other speakers: __________________________________________________________________

Order: __________________________________________________________________

Setting 

Place: ________________________________________ Room: ________________

Size: _________________________________________ Number of people: ______

Equipments/supplies needed: ____________________________________________

Occasion 

Occasion: __________________________________________________________________

Brainstorm content here 

Design message

Develop introduction 

Gain attention: (fact, statement, or question)

State your purpose: __________________________________________________________________

Preview your points

1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________

Use the SSS Formula 

Point 1 

State: 

Support: (definition / explanation / example / testimony / statistics) 

•  ___________________________________________________

•  ___________________________________________________ 

•  ___________________________________________________

Summarize: 

 Point 2 

State: 

Support: 

•  ___________________________________________________

•  ___________________________________________________ 

•  ___________________________________________________

Summarize: 

Point 3 

State: 

Support: 

•  ___________________________________________________

•  ___________________________________________________ 

•  ___________________________________________________

Summarize: 

Develop conclusion 

Review your points 

1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________

Restate your purpose: __________________________________________________________________
Close with power: __________________________________________________________________