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Prepare a Presentation About this Power Hour Workbook The Power Hour series has been developed to allow you to complete specific personal development in the most flexible way. Each workbook is focussed on one specific skill, rather than a complete topic area. Each workbook will take you around an hour to complete, but real benefit will only be gained if you put your learning into practice. To help you to do this, at least 4 measurable activities are suggested at the end of this workbook. Objectives of this Workbook This workbook on preparing a presentation will help you to plan a presentation that will be interesting and useful to those you are presenting to. Presentations are often feared by people, but the fact is, they are part of every day life in business. Presentations are not always formal. Most are informal by way of team briefings, customer presentations or project updates. Regardless of the type, taking the time to prepare a presentation thoughtfully will always help to deliver a good result. In particular, by completing this workbook you will be able to:      Describe the characteristics of effective presentations Identify the underlying purpose of a presentation and take this into account when deciding content Use the right structure for different types of presentations to ensure that you get the result you want Consider how the presentation will be delivered for maximum effect Create an interesting and useful presentation. What benefits do you hope this Power Hour brings for you? Power Hour – Prepare a Presentation www.power-hour.co.uk Self Study Workbook Page 2 Copyright Power-Hour 2012