PRE-Event questionnaire We want to make sure our message resonates with your audience! Some questions might not apply. Name of who you're speaking to First Name Last Name Event name, date, and time of program What is your conference or event theme? What are the key messages, so that I can pick the right examples? How many audience members do you anticipate? Approximate demographics? On a range from technical/rational to leadership/feelings, where is the audience? What is your #1 goal for my presentation? Why this topic now? Any pain points? If this is part of a longer event or series, what takes place immediately before and after my presentation? What was covered in any education on this topic for your employees in the past? How much does your audience now? (For OTR/BL only) Do you have an official or unofficial pronoun policy for emails? If so, can you please share a signature block with pronouns that I can screen shot and add to the workshop? (For OTR/BL only) How much of a global audience will you have? Do you want us to include a few slides on global discrimination laws? What did you like/dislike about previous speakers at your organization? Is there any lingo, buzzwords, etc, used by this group that would help me relate to and connect with them? What are the most significant events that have occurred in your industry, organization, institution, and/or group this year? Who are the clients of the audience? What are they called? Clients, customers, members, guests, patients, etc? What do they want people to think/feel/do? What are the subtle messages? What do you want me to say that the sponsors/leaders cannot? What are sensitive issues that should be avoided? What's happening internally at your org? What are the say and don’t says? What are some of the trends you're seeing in your industry? How will we know this has been successful? Besides our ARC Method cheat sheet and resource page, do your teams have what they need to keep applying this material? Thank you! Let’s get proactive about inclusion.Diversity & Inclusion Strategists and Speakers LET'S CONNECT
