Patrick Forsyth

“plan the work, and work the plan”

time must be invested to save time in the future.

lan the work, and work the plan

Objectives are not what you wish to say; they are what you wish to achieve by saying something.

Thus such a presentation might logically comprise of five points:
• Some background to the change
• An explanation of why it is necessary (perhaps in terms of the good things it will achieve)
• Exactly what the change is and how it will work
• The effect on the individual
• What action needs to be taken and by when
To lead you to such an approach, objectives should always be, as a much quoted acronym has it, SMART. That is they should be:
• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Timed

The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public. I

Few people are natural public speakers,

American comedian Bob Hope

have the brains of a retarded dormouse.

“It normally takes me three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech”