Anaesthetists Handbook - MEDICAL EDUCATION at University ...

Presenting at seminars• Bring hard copy of your material in case the system does notwork.Ask somebody to listen to and criticise your presentation a few daysbefore you are due to give it. The college tutors, the auditcoordinator, your educational supervisor or another appropriateconsultant should be able to do this.How to avoid a truly awful presentation[Dr Mark Porter, 2003; revised by Dr John Elton, January 2009]The seminar program is designed to develop skills in understanding,abstracting and presenting academic papers in anaesthesia andrelated subjects. Dr Elton allocates subjects to trainees. It is then upto you to present this work to your colleagues. Remember that thereare two keys to successful communication – having a message topresent, and presenting it in an effective way.The Friday morning seminars are 08:00 gather, 08:10 first seminar,and 08:30 second seminar. If you are in the audience help thepresenter by sticking to these times. This advice is applicable to allseminars, meetings and other lectures. Have pity on your audience!Remember that the projected screen will be darker than the PCscreen, and the room lights will be kept up. Use black writing on awhite screen.If you are using photographs and will be putting the lights down, thenwhite writing on a dark screen can work.Recent seminars have demonstrated that the good presentations arethose where the presenter brings in pictures or graphs. Please try todo this. However, use clip art judiciously – it can look tacky.Try reading How to Present at Meetings, by George M Hall. BMJBooks 2001. ISBN 0-7279-1572-X.Anaesthetists Handbook January 2010 87