1. Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
February 21, 2019

2. What’s in it for you to be a better presenter?
Why do we do
presentations?
How are presentations
important to us, our
patients and our
colleagues?
What’s in it for you to be
a better presenter?
Emily Steffen & Nicole Woodbury

3. What Does Presenting Do
Raises the competency level of all staff
Allows us to share new ideas, techniques
Creates better understanding of clinical evidence
Passing on your knowledge

4. “SUCCESS Presentations”
Simplicity Unexpected Credentials Concrete Emotional Story Sustain

5. Simplicity A simple message is easy to understand
A few words or images.
“Short and sweet”  easier to remember

6. Leverage the unexpected
Do or say something that is unexpected
Keep their attention

7. Connecting with someone or something they already trust and believe in
Create Credibility
Connecting with someone or something they already trust and believe in

8. Give specific, real examples, analogies and comparisons.
Make it concrete
Give specific, real examples, analogies and comparisons.
Put things into the context of your audience members’ lives and experience

9. Connect with emotions - empathize
When an audience connects to your message emotionally, they will also be far more receptive to what you are teaching

10. Storytelling
Which kind of “presentation” from your childhood do you remember more vividly:
a story you were told (by your grandma, for example)
a lecture you heard in school?

11. “Learn on Friday – Forget by Monday”
Sustain
“Learn on Friday – Forget by Monday”
What?
So What?
Now What?

12. Delivering the Presentation
Step 1 – Tell Them What You re Going to Tell Them
Step 2 – Tell Them
Step 3 – Tell Them What you Told Them
Request Action ?
Step – 1
Gain audience attention
Convey subject and purpose – WIFM?
Establish credibility
Identify audience expectations
Set tone
Develop rapport
Preview main points
Lay ground rules

13. Building Rapport – Keeping the Connection
Blending
Pacing
Language
Humor
Positioning
Podium
Stage
Walking Around
Small group
Sitting
Webinar

14. Being Ready Confidence comes from: Subject matter knowledge
Going through the preparation steps
Practice
Reducing Anxiety (Not Eliminating)
Deep breathing
Centering
“They are on your side”

15. Confidence in Presentation Skills
Presenter as “Partner in Learning”
Use “we” instead of “I”
Encourage discussion from group
Keep didactic materials (and slides) simple
Preparation
Known how to address potential pitfalls

16. Avoid These Common Mistakes
Big Meal, Alcohol
Lack of Sleep
Not Prepared
Too much material

17. Room Set-up General Rules: Control the set-up
Create the best learning environment
Make certain everyone can see and hear
General Rules:
Control the set-up
Create the best learning environment
Make certain everyone can see and hear

18. Potential Pitfalls Audience is not engaged (no one contributes)
Build trust
Non-threatening ask for participation
Reinforce learning together
One audience member dominates conversation
Offer thanks, ask for others to participate
Ask how others respond or differ
Conflict between audience members
Acknowledge that disagreement is ok (and common) in medicine
Focus on key facts
Offer to discuss in detail afterwards
Ask the participants these questions to get their experience before showing “my strategies”

19. Evaluation and Final Thoughts
Evaluate
Watch for signs in audience
“What will you do in your practice?”
Final thoughts
They want you to succeed!
It is ok not to know everything
Practice Helps
The more you do it - the better you’ll get!