Presenting Real Solutions to Real Problems: How to Write and Deliver a Policy Presentation

A hands-on writing and presentation workshop that will focus on how to craft and deliver a clear, concise policy presentation that supports your position as a policy analyst or advocate. This is an experiential workshop: participants will prepare and present a policy position in slide deck format, for a variety of possible audiences, in a peer-supported and facilitated learning environment.

Participants Will Learn:

• to understand what political and public policy decisionmakers look for in presentation materials
• to understand the basic format of policy slide presentations
• to be able to prepare a basic slide deck and briefing notes

Who Should Attend:

• Community members, researchers, practitioners and others involved in community-based research
• Community service providers and others who need to make cases to government and other decision-makers on policy issues
• Researchers, community service providers and others interested in developing policy alternatives to address problems in their communities
• Policy makers