UMEM Educational Pearls

Title: Tips for Designing an Insanely Great Talk

Category: Medical Education

Posted: 8/10/2010 by Rob Rogers, MD (Updated: 11/22/2024)
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Some Tips for Designing an Insanely Great Talk

Here are just a few things you can do to create a fantastic presentation:

Remember: great talks mix education, entertainment, and inspiration
Limit the number of bullet points. Text can be your enemy. Better yet, try to develop your talk without bullet points!
Use more pictures and video. The more the better.
Tell stories and use emotion (people love stories and learn well from stories)
In order to improve your speaking skills listen to recordings of yourself and watch videos of your presentations
Spend extra time of developing an excellent opening and closing. Bombing these will seal your fate.

Great website for making great, memorable slides:

http://www.brainslides.com/

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