Empower Panel 1 - From Idea To Presentation: Finding Your Voice Join Samantha Hawkins and Sara Weston as they discuss how to take your brilliant idea and turn it into a presentation. So, you’ve never presented before an audience (whether live or virtual), but you have this seed of an idea for a session that you know would be absolutely brilliant! How do you go from inspiration, aka the “lightbulb” phase to having a PowerPoint you can be proud of? How do you take that giant step forward in finding the confidence to find your voice and speak on that topic that is important to you and your industry? We’ve all heard it time and time again: FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY! But what if the fear is just so suffocating or you don’t know where to even begin with translating your idea into a reality? This session is all about helping you to convert that idea into a presentation that you can share with the world. You will learn all about how brainstorming is your friend, and how to write an abstract that captures the essence of what you want your session to say. You will get valuable information on how to plot an outline, build a PowerPoint, and plan on learning objectives for your attendees. In this “Empower Panel” we will give you the tools to EMPOWER you to take your thoughts from paper to the stage, and finally create that presentation you’ve been wanting to make! Thank you to our partners at DataMark for making our Empower Panels possible! #911derWomen #911dispatchers #EmpoweringWomen