| A | B |
| First step in preparing for a presentation | Determine a general topic |
| The second step is... | Limit your topic |
| To help narrow your topic... | Analyze audience, occasion, and task |
| If there doesn't seem to be information available... | Change your topic or narrow it further! |
| The third step is... | Determine your purpose. |
| An informative presentation... | is without bias, accurate, and easy to understand. |
| A persuasive presentation... | Attempts to get an audience to voluntarily change its thoughts, beliefs, or actions. |
| A motivational presentation... | Inspires by relying on emotion and is more persuasive. |