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Join Dr. Britta Thompson as she shares essential strategies to enhance your scientific presentations. Learn to identify key issues in preparation, effectively handle questions, and implement five best practices for using PowerPoint. This session covers crucial aspects like knowing your audience, telling your research story, and utilizing audiovisuals effectively. With practical tips on structure and engagement, you'll be equipped to captivate your audience and convey your findings with clarity and impact. Elevate your presentation skills and make your research stand out!
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Tips to Make Your Scientific Presentation GREAT Britta Thompson, PhD Director, Office of Medical Education, Assistant Dean for Medical Education Britta-Thompson@ouhsc.edu
Objectives • Identify at least one important issue in preparing for a scientific talk • Identify at least one way to deal with questions • Identify five “best practices” for using PowerPoint
Necessities of a GREATPresentation Preparation and Presentation Skills Audiovisuals
Preparation • Know your audience • Know your time allocation • Practice, practice, practice
Tell Your Research Story • Introduction • Methods • Results • Conclusions
Introduction • Provide a basic overview – get everyone “up to speed” • Engage the audience • Interesting case, stats, current events, humor • Establish why research is important
Methods • Talk about your approach • Tell a story about what you did
Results • Include salient points • Use graphs or figures • Be careful with tables
Conclusion • Condense results • Indicate implications • Connect with introduction • Provide future research • Limit your number of points
Other Items • Include acknowledgments • Invite questions
Handling Questions • Repeat or rephrase • Keep answers short • Prepare for the unexpected • “That’s a really interesting point…” • “I’ll have to think about that…” • “I’m glad you brought that up” • Offer to make yourself available • Anticipate irrelevant questions • “That is interesting but wasn’t part of the study”
When Presenting… • Face the audience, not the screen • Do NOT read your notes • Avoid distracting sounds or actions • Use a laser pointer or the mouse • Practice, practice, practice
Necessities of a GREAT Presentation Preparation and Presentation Skills Audiovisuals
What is the rule of 6? • The number of slides a 36-minute presentation should contain • The maximum number of minutes a presenter should stay on one slide • The maximum number of words and lines on a slide
What type of text should you use for PowerPoint? • Sans serif (ie: Tahoma, Arial) • Serif (ie: Times New Roman)
What is the best font case to use? • UPPER CASE • Upper and lower case
How large should the font be for the body of a slide? • 10 point • 12 point • 24 point • 36 point • 44 point • 60 point
Be careful of color • Be careful of color • Be careful of color • Be careful of color • Be careful of color • Be careful of color • Be careful of color
Audiovisuals People generally remember ….. 20% of what they HEAR 30% of what they SEE 50% of what they HEAR & SEE