Identify a key position that you intend to make during your presentation.

Using Table 14.2 as a guide, write out how you could use the PREP (Position–Reasons–Example–Position) method to effectively convey this position to your audience.

Table 14.2

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The PREP Method Sample Statements Step 1: Position With annual reviews, our employees often get feedback when it's too late to make any changes. With continuous reviews from managers and peers, our employees will receive constant feedback- positive and negative-that will help them improve their performance right away. Step 2: Reasons Many HR professionals in recent years have found that the timing of feedback, the amount of positive feedback, and feedback from a variety of colleagues all contribute to better performance. Step 3: Example Let me give you a quick example at Peakster Computing. Janna Leahy, the HR director, estimated that productivity increased by 15 to 20 percent because of continuous reviews. After using continuous reviews for one year, Janna conducted a complete evaluation of the types of feedback that employees received. Here's what she found. First, employees said that feedback was "actionable." Before implementing continual reviews, employee surveys showed that only 23 percent of employees agreed with the statement I've improved my performance due to performance reviews. After a year of continuous reviews, employee surveys showed that 92 percent of employees agreed with the statement I've improved my performance due to continuous reviews. Clearly, the employees see value in this feedback.