My goal is to know your company or organization as much as possible before I ever set foot on your stage. As a result, I will want to talk with as many people as possible (executives, employees, clients) in order to make sure that my presentation is a perfect fit for your audience.

Here are some of the questions/issues I’d like to discuss. This will start the process of your customized presentation.

About the organization

Company name:

Your name:

Phone number:

E-mail address:

Website:

1. What is the mission of your organization?
2. What makes your organization unique?
3. What are your strengths?
4. What areas do you see a need for improvement?  Are there current challenges?
5. Who are your competitors?  Who are the leaders in your industry?
6. What is your competitive edge?
7. Are there significant events that have occurred in the history of your company or organization?

About what you hope to accomplish.

1. What are the specific objectives for my session?
2. What prompted the need for this event?
3. Is there a theme or slogan that I should incorporate into my session?
4. Please list some industry or company specific language or jargon of which I should be aware and comfortable using.

About the audience.

1. Number in audience.
2. Demographics of audience. What is/will be the demographic make up of your audience in terms of aged, gender, job duties, length of time with organization and industry?
3. Work experience of audience.
4. Is this audience management or staff?  Please be as specific as possible.
5. Are the members acquainted with each other?
6. How would you describe the group?  Willing to participate?  Serious?  Fun loving?  Open and cooperative?  Self-conscious?  High ego strength?

Additional helpful information.

1. What speakers have they heard in the past?
2. What did they like about previous speakers and messages?
3. What did NOT resonate with them?

Audio Visual Details

Every presentation given by Jean Palmer Heck will include multimedia, with original video and PowerPoint slides. In addition, there will be opportunities for audience interaction throughout.