Why you should make a community presentation

• To increase community awareness and understanding of your issues
• To increase community awareness and understanding of you and your group
• To increase community support for you and your group
• To encourage community involvement and action regarding your cause

When you should make a community presentation

• Community awareness or knowledge about the issue is low
• You have new or important information about the issue to present
• The community is receptive to such information, and not locked into an opposing position
• Action needs to be taken quickly

How you should make a community presentation

A successful community presentation has three key elements, or stages: the right background conditions, the right preparation, and the right delivery. Each of these stages has several steps within it. The stages, and the steps, are described below, in order: