Presentation Plan Template Task One.docx C464 Task 1 Presentation Plan â TEMPLATE Requ

Presentation Plan Template Task One.docx  C464 Task 1 Presentation Plan – TEMPLATE  Requirements  Outline  Intended Audience  Identify your audience for the speech. Be as specific as possible (include demographics if applicable).   The target audience for this presentation is hospital employees in direct patient care. The main demographic includes nurses and nursing assistants who care for the elderly population.   Importance Statement  Explain why your topic is important for the target audience.  In order to maintain a safe environment in the hospital, staff must understand the importance of fall prevention and the effects of proper implementation on patient outcomes.   INTRODUCTION  Requirements  Outline  Attention-getting Opening  Grab your audiences attention with an interesting statistic, fact, compelling question, or story.   Falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide. The most fatal falls effect adults greater than 65 years old. It is estimated that 646,000 individuals die from falls yearly. (World Health Organization, 2018)  Thesis Statement  Identify claim and main points in one sentence. We recommend this format:   Research suggests that (major claim) because (main point 1) and (main point 2).   Research suggest a growing need for fall safety and fall prevention in the elderly population because hospitalization increases the risk of falls and elderly patients have a higher mortality risk after a fall.   Preview of Main Points