Anaesthetists Handbook - MEDICAL EDUCATION at University ...

Presenting at seminarsDOI advise you to:• Rehearse your talk.• Bring your presentation asa Microsoft PowerPointSlide Show – use the ‘SaveAs’ command. This will cutout all the playing aroundwith opening presentationsand finding the slide showbutton.• Copy it to the Desktopbefore starting.• Use standard PowerPointformats and designtemplates. They have beencarefully constructed tocommunicate effectively.• Check the spelling and getit right.• Have a take-homemessage.• Use the wireless remotecontrol to change the slides,and use the built-in laserpointer for emphasis.• Put a blank slide last in yourpresentation and ask forquestions.DON’TI advise you not to:• Put more than five lines oftext on a slide – and nevermore than eight.• Use more than twelveslides. Often, using fewer isbetter.• Experiment with differentfonts, builds and slidetransitions. This looksmessy and distracts peoplefrom the message. Savespecial effects for specialmessages.• Write in capital letters. It’sunreadable.• Mumble, read from a script,and lack eye contact withthe audience.• Bring lots of presentationson one disk or drive, andhunt amongst them for theright one while we wait foryou to talk.Anaesthetists Handbook January 2010 89