- What are you presenting about?
- Time constraints and format?
- If your audience leaves the presentation knowing only one thing about the topic, what is that thing? Now what would be the three things?
- Are you trying to accomplish anything besides informing the audience? (e.g. you’ve been asked to report on a project but you need to ask for a new hire)
- Do you know the audience?
- If so, have you seen what types of presentations work?
- If not, do you know roughly the size of the audience and their backgrounds?