Assignment : Town Hall Presentation

Engaging with the public and other community leaders both before a disaster for planning purposes and in the aftermath of an incident to coordinate operations are essential skills.

Having the ability to present facts in both a speaking forum with slides and in a written format are common requirements of disaster recovery professionals. This week you will create a presentation based on the following scenario:

One month ago an F5 tornado devastated the built infrastructure of your suburban community. There were 15 fatalities and dozens of injuries, some critical.

Many of the key buildings in the community have been razed, and businesses have been struggling to remain operational.

As the Emergency Manager, you are responsible for presenting a plan to the community at a special town meeting next week.

This is an opportunity to reach people still visibly shaken who are in need of leadership during this next phase of the recovery process.

Review the theoretical frameworks from Chapter 2 of your text.

Create a 6-8 slide PowerPoint® Presentation incorporating speaker notes outlining the six principles of sustainability.

Include the following components in your presentation:

• Choose one theoretical framework and incorporate elements into your presentation describing how it applies to this scenario.

• Describe how each of the six principles of sustainability is included in the long-term recovery process.

• Describe the challenges the community can anticipate.

• Provide solutions to each of these challenges.

Include a title slide and reference slide.

Use bullets for your main points.

Use speaker notes to fully explain what is being discussed in the bullet points as though you are presenting to an audience.

Format your work consistent with APA guidelines.