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Preparing a Quick and Effective LMI Presentation

Preparing a Quick and Effective LMI Presentation. Al Lopez, Rural Capital WDB Clay Griffis, LMI/Dissemination. 2003 LMI Conference, Austin, Texas. What to Include in Your Presentation. Common Questions How do I decide what to talk about? What do I include/not include in my presentation?.

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Preparing a Quick and Effective LMI Presentation

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  1. Preparing a Quick and Effective LMI Presentation Al Lopez, Rural Capital WDB Clay Griffis, LMI/Dissemination 2003 LMI Conference, Austin, Texas

  2. What to Include in Your Presentation Common Questions How do I decide what to talk about? What do I include/not include in my presentation?

  3. What to Include in Your Presentation Answer: It depends!

  4. What to Include in Your Presentation The #1 consideration is your AUDIENCE

  5. Who’s Your Audience? • Is Your Audience Made up of: • Elected officials • Economic developers/planners • Career counselors • Job seekers • Educators • Students • Media

  6. Who’s Your Audience? • Other Important Considerations: • What’s the focus of the event you are presenting at? • Will it be just you presenting, or others too? • What’s the level of knowledge of your audience?

  7. What to Include in Your Presentation • You must ALSO consider: • Time - how much do you have? • Resources - internet, personal contacts, software skills, etc. • Not all statistical data is easily aggregated

  8. A “Labor Market” Presentation Who are some of your audiences for a “Labor Market” presentation? What type of information/data might you want to include?

  9. Some Common Data Elements • Population: How many PEOPLE? • Demographics: What KIND of people? • Education, age, race, income, poverty, etc. • Labor Force: How many people are WORKERS? • Jobs: How many JOBS and what KIND of jobs? • Wages: What do jobs in the area PAY. • Outlook: What are the past TRENDS? Can we speculate about the Future?

  10. Some Sources of Data • Population Figures - U.S. Census Bureau or Texas State Data Center • Poverty Statistics- Texas Health and Human Services Commission • Labor Force Estimates - Labor Market Information Dept., TWC • Employment & Wage Estimates - Labor Market Information Dept., TWC • Wage Information - Labor Market Information Dept., TWC • Employment Projections - Labor Market Information Dept., TWC • General Demographics - U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Demographic Profiles • General Labor and Education Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics • Career Information/Research - O*Net OnLine/O*Net Code Connector; Career Development Resources, TWC

  11. Web Links to Data • Population Figures: • U.S. Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov • Texas State Data Center - http://txsdc.tamu.edu • Poverty Statistics • Texas Health and Human Services Commission - http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us • Labor Force Estimates - LMI Dept., TWC - http://www.tracer2.com • Employment & Wages- LMI Dept., TWC - http://www.tracer2.com • Local Area Personal Income • Bureau of Economic Analysis(BEA) - http://www.bea.gov • Wage Information - LMI Dept., TWC - http://www.tracer2.com

  12. Web Links to Data (Cont. ) • Employment Projections - LMI Dept., TWC - http://www.tracer2.com • General Demographics - U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Demographic Profiles - http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml • National Labor and Education Statistics • Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov • Career Information/Research - O*Net OnLine/O*Net Code Connector; Career Development Resources, TWC • O*Net On-Line - http://online.onetcenter.org • O*Net Code Connector - http://www.onetcodeconnector.org • Career Development Resources - http://www.cdr.state.tx.us

  13. Other helpful tips • Always have a “canned” presentation • Double check your data • Don’t depend on a single source • Anticipate questions your audience might ask • Practice your delivery • Expect technical difficulties • When you find a good web source, bookmark it!

  14. Any Questions, Thoughts, Ideas? ???

  15. Thank You For Being Here! ???

  16. Today’s Presenters Al Lopez Rural Capital WDB Ph. (512) 244-7966 al.lopez2@twc.state.tx.us Clay Griffis Labor Market Information, TWC Ph. (512) 491-4810 clayton.griffis@twc.state.tx.us

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