Towards a Perfect Presentation

      (Remember: Nobody is Perfect, but you can become Excellent)

§        Set your goals of the presentation clearly, and make an organized outline for your topic

§        Imagine you are from the audience: what do they need to know? How will you capture their attention all through your talk?

§        Use keywords & small sentences: don't just copy & paste long sentences, otherwise your audience will read the slides instead of listening to your talk

§        Remember the Rule of 6: 6 lines per slide, 6 words per line

§        Use appropriate background (blue usually) with font's color that makes good contrast (for example: DO NOT use red font on a blue background)

§        Font size smaller than 24 will be difficult to read from the back seats

§        Do NOT use more than 3 colors for your Fonts, or more than 3 Font types

§        Making some animations adds spices to your presentation, but do NOT overdo this

§        Adding picture slides (either from the topic you are discussing or just for a laugh) or a small video clip makes your audience more awake, but again, DO NOT overdo this!

§        Remember that your presentation is a reflection of your personality & thoughts: make it shine with your personal touch, and don't just copy & paste it from a web article. The more you work on your topic the more attractive it will be for your audience!

§        Search for Evidence Based Medical articles that are up-to-date

§        Remember to mention your references

§        Watch your time: usually every slide needs about 1 minute

§        Practice your presentation loudly by yourself or with a friend before you present it, this is one of my best advices

§        Practice, Practice & Practice!

§        Try your presentation at the seminar room before people come to make sure it will appear nicely on that computer

§        Have a back-up copy of the presentation on a different media (CD, floppy, flash memory) in case something goes wrong

§        Seek help when you need it! (nobody knows everything)

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Note: You may find these websites useful:

www.geocities.com/kkuh_pedia      www.groups.yahoo.com/group/pedia  www.presentations.com                      www.pubmed.com

 

Remember: The effective interactive lecturer:

ü   Is knowledgeable;

ü   Is well prepared;

ü   Establishes a rapport with the audience;

ü   Can admit ignorance;

ü   Is enthusiastic about the topic;

ü   Presents the various sides of an issue;

ü   Uses a well-paced rate of speech;

ü   asks questions to encourage audience participation;

ü   Clarifies points with illustrations;

ü   Summarizes material periodically;

ü   Is Flexible: Adjusts the presentation based on the audience's understanding and reaction to the presentation

 

Some Lecture Don'ts:

ý  Don't go off the topic course

ý  Don't present opinion as facts

ý  Don't read from your notes or slides

ý  Don't exceed your time

ý  Don't "jump" slides or sentences

ý  Don't neglect eye contact with the audience