Presenting a medical paper

Gabriel Kacsó, MD, PhD

Residence training, 2011

Skills, knowledge, abilities & experiences are only useful if you are at the right

place!

In medicine…..

• You pretty much HAVE TO PRESENT!• 41 % are afraid to present > dying! – Rehearse with someone feedback– When ?– How? – respect SMART objectives

Specific Agreed Time boundMeasurable Resourced

Presenting

Who am I talking to?

What do they need/ expect?

What is their base-level for my subject?

What do I want them to remember?

What questions may be asked?

Types of slides

1. For comment- Bullet points for you to develop

2. To illustrate- Images, graphs, pie-charts (alternate!)

3. That summarize:- Key points to remember

Rules for beginners

SEENSay & show

HEARD

UNDERSTOOD REMEMBERED

Heard & Seen

Presentation structureNote down your ideas. Organize & prioritize them.

Write conclusion first!

Learn introduction & conclusion by heart.

Present the flow-chart

Develop your main ideas.

Use note cards.

PRESENT – “OASIS”

• Open (alternative to shaking hands)

• Advance (towards your audience) (+/-)

• See (look at your audience)

• Inhale (energize yourself by deep breathing)

• Smile

Find the right rhythm and voice

• Do not rush (use silence!)• Speak and pronounce clearly• Think “energy” !• Be precise• Do not talk to the screen• Use repetition of the main ideas

KISS… keep it short & simple.

What you say & How you say it!

• Verbal & Non-verbal (Vocal & Visual) message= 3 V

! CongruentBODY LANGUAGE

55 %TONE of VOICE

38 %

WORDS7 %

Albert Mehrabian, UCLA, 2009

Stages of Preparation

RequirementResearch & Relate

ObjectivesBrainstorm

ENDINGSTRUCTURE

STARTMATERIALS

Beginning, Middle & End…

• It’s always about your AUDIENCE !

TELL THEM what they need to know x 3Tell what you’re going to tell =INTRODUCTION

Tell them = Main BODY

Tell’em what you’ve told’em = CONCLUSION

Before your presentation

• Rehearse because “it makes perfect”

• Check the room (light, miK etc)

• Will everybody bee able to see and hear you?

START – “don’t rush!”

• Capture the audience immediately!- some theatre!- use SILENCE- go straight into recounting a relevant

story

Do not forget to thanks organizers……

Introduce yourself after you’ve capture them…

…How many of you have…. Hands up!

MIDDLE

• PAST/ PRESENT & FUTURE• Background (1, maximum 2 slides)• Your OBJECTIVE(s) – 1 slide• Material & Methods (2-3 slides)• Results (50% of your whole presentation)

- set the stage for future research…

YOU don’t have “Discussions slides” but ….

ENDING - “KISS” is very important

Focus on the achievement of SMART objectives

Your call to action Audience commitment

“I thank you all(for your attention/ presence/ interest etc) and I’ll be happy to take questions…”

Prepare an open question ?

Take Home Message

• Say & show (eyes & ears)• Alternate types of slides (graphs, tables

etc)• Repetition (rehearse; explain)• 7/ 7• OASIS• KISS• 2m Info Kills info!

Take home messages

• YOU CAN DO IT! Simply get trained….

• Follow rules! 7- 38- 55%, KISS, OASIS etc

• Relate your talk to the audience!

THEY you (me)