4. Research a career you are considering.

Look for information on employers, salaries, working conditions, educational requirements, and hiring rates. You could go to the library, talk with a counselor, visit someone working in the field, or talk with an instructor in the curriculum area.

When you have as much data as you need, think about making an oral presentation to classmates who might be interested in the same career.

a. Write a brief analysis of your audience.

b. Decide on the main idea for your presentation. Write it in one complete sentence.

c. List at least two ideas for information that could be enhanced with a graphic aid.

d. Create at least one of the graphic aids listed in item c.

e. Prepare the outline or notes you would use for this presentation.