Legislation, codes and national standards relevant to the workplace which may include:
award and enterprise agreements and relevant industrial instruments
relevant legislation from all levels of government that affects business operation, especially in regard to Occupational Health and Safety and environmental issues, equal opportunity, industrial relations and anti-discrimination
relevant industry codes of practice
Organisational policy and procedures may include:
log-on procedures
password protection
storage / location of data
standard formats
author's instructions
use of templates
Ergonomic requirements may include:
workstation height and layout
chair height, seat and back adjustment
footrest
screen position
keyboard and mouse position
posture
avoiding radiation from computer screens
lighting
noise minimisation
Work organisation may include:
mix of repetitive and other activities
rest periods
exercise breaks
Conservation techniques may include
double-sided paper use
re-used paper for rough drafts (observing confidentiality requirements)
recycling used and shredded paper
utilising power-save options for equipment
Mode of presentation may include:
speaker
self-running presentation
available for browsing by individuals
presentation conference
on-line / Internet / intranet
display on one computer, control from another
Presentation requirements may include:
overhead transparencies
35mm slides
world wide web documents
speaker notes
handouts
outlines
paper printouts of presentation / slide show
computer equipment and peripherals for on-screen presentation
data show
video projectors
laptop computer
overhead projector
slide projector
Internet access
network access
digital pointer
annotation pen
Organisational requirements may include:
corporate image
company logo
company colour scheme
music
organisation name, time, date, occasion etc in header / footer
organisational video clip
Software functions may include:
slide master
handout master
notes master
creating templates
placeholders
colour schemes
importing outlines from other applications
Presentation features may include:
headlines / titles
text content
logos
pictures
charts
graphics
illustrations
objects
animation
sound
music
video clips
transitions
timing
pace
Designated timelines may include:
timeline agreed with supervisor/person requiring presentation
timeline agreed with internal/external client
organisation timeline eg conference deadline requirements
Distractions may include:
too many words / pictures per slide
overuse of sound
irrelevant animation
multiple transitions
heavy colour
Advanced software features may include:
agenda slides
presentation within a presentation - custom show
Pace may be:
too fast
too slow
Timing is:
time for slide show plus speaker (if any) plus audience input
Presentation materials may include:
overhead transparencies
35mm slides
world wide web documents
speaker notes
handouts
outlines
paper printouts of presentation / slide show
Storage of presentations may include:
storage in folders / sub-folders
storage on hard/floppy disk drives, CDROM, tape backup
organisation policy for backing up files
organisation policy for filing hard copies
filing locations
security
authorised access
Legislation, codes and national standards relevant to the workplace which may include:
award and enterprise agreements and relevant industrial instruments
relevant legislation from all levels of government that affects business operation, especially in regard to Occupational Health and Safety and environmental issues, equal opportunity, industrial relations and anti-discrimination
relevant industry codes of practice
Organisational policy and procedures may include:
log-on procedures
password protection
storage / location of data
standard formats
author's instructions
use of templates
Ergonomic requirements may include:
workstation height and layout
chair height, seat and back adjustment
footrest
screen position
keyboard and mouse position
posture
avoiding radiation from computer screens
lighting
noise minimisation
Work organisation may include:
mix of repetitive and other activities
rest periods
exercise breaks
Conservation techniques may include
double-sided paper use
re-used paper for rough drafts (observing confidentiality requirements)
recycling used and shredded paper
utilising power-save options for equipment
Mode of presentation may include:
speaker
self-running presentation
available for browsing by individuals
presentation conference
on-line / Internet / intranet
display on one computer, control from another
Presentation requirements may include:
overhead transparencies
35mm slides
world wide web documents
speaker notes
handouts
outlines
paper printouts of presentation / slide show
computer equipment and peripherals for on-screen presentation
data show
video projectors
laptop computer
overhead projector
slide projector
Internet access
network access
digital pointer
annotation pen
Organisational requirements may include:
corporate image
company logo
company colour scheme
music
organisation name, time, date, occasion etc in header / footer
organisational video clip
Software functions may include:
slide master
handout master
notes master
creating templates
placeholders
colour schemes
importing outlines from other applications
Presentation features may include:
headlines / titles
text content
logos
pictures
charts
graphics
illustrations
objects
animation
sound
music
video clips
transitions
timing
pace
Designated timelines may include:
timeline agreed with supervisor/person requiring presentation
timeline agreed with internal/external client
organisation timeline eg conference deadline requirements
Distractions may include:
too many words / pictures per slide
overuse of sound
irrelevant animation
multiple transitions
heavy colour
Advanced software features may include:
agenda slides
presentation within a presentation - custom show
Pace may be:
too fast
too slow
Timing is:
time for slide show plus speaker (if any) plus audience input
Presentation materials may include:
overhead transparencies
35mm slides
world wide web documents
speaker notes
handouts
outlines
paper printouts of presentation / slide show
Storage of presentations may include:
storage in folders / sub-folders
storage on hard/floppy disk drives, CDROM, tape backup
organisation policy for backing up files
organisation policy for filing hard copies
filing locations
security
authorised access