Rahmatina B.

Herman Bagian Pendidikan Kedokteran FK-UNAND

Oral presentations will be a vital component of

your medical career

The Success of Presentation

Communication skill
- verbal - non-verbal: body language

Readiness:
Physic and mental Presentation materials Supporting tools: audiovisual Time, duration of presentation

Attitudes and behavior:

- Including how to dress

Presentation Materials
Power point Better Power Point
Printed materials:

- Full text
- Print out of slide power point Curriculum Vitae (CV): usually in scientific meeting

.Presentation Materials
There are three parts to your presentation:
The beginning, the middle and the end.

Start to plan out what you will do in these three parts. The beginning is ideal for an attention grabber or for an ice breaker.

The end is great to wrap things up or to end with a grand finale.

Effective Presentation Techniques

Use visual aids
- Using pictures in your presentations instead of words can double the chances of meeting your objectives.

Keep it short and sweet

There is an old adage that said No one ever complained of a presentation being too short. Nothing kills a presentation more than going on too long.

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Use the rule of three
- People tend to only remember three things. - Work out what the three messages that you want your audience to take away and structure your presentation around them. - Use a maximum of three points on a slide.

Rehearse
- Practice makes for perfect performance - Perform your presentation out loud at least four times, one of these should be in front of a real scary audience (family, friends)

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Tell stories
- All presentations are a type of theatre - Tell stories and anecdotes to help illustrate points and make your presentation more effective and memorable.

Dont put your speaker notes (bullets point) up on the screen

- Most people use bullet points as a form of speaker notes. - To make your presentation more effective put your speaker notes in your notes and not up on the screen.

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Video yourself
- Set up a video camera and video yourself presenting to see all sorts of mistakes that you are making

Know what slide is coming next

- You should always know when presenting which slide is coming up next. - It sounds very powerful when you say On the next slide [Click] you will see, rather than a period of confusion when the next slide appears

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Have a back-up plan
- Take with you the following items : a printed out set of slides a CD or data stick of your presentation a laptop with your slides on it Just in case it goes wrong.

Check out the presentation room

- Arrive early and check out the presentation room, where you will need to stand - If you can, make sure that you see your slides loaded onto the computer and working on the screen