Medical Presentations
A Prescription for Success
1st Edition
Published on 6. March 2024
228 pages
978-1-003-83126-6 (ISBN)
Description
"A comprehensive guide to planning, constructing, and delivering presentations. This is the missing manual that every doctor needs".
Rowan Parks, Professor of Surgical Sciences and Honorary Consultant Surgeon,
University of Edinburgh; President of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
"A fantastic, fool proof guide to presenting like a pro!"
Alice Roberts, Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Birmingham; Broadcaster and Author
This book will teach healthcare professionals how to craft more effective and engaging PowerPoint (R) presentations, taking readers through the preparation of a presentation from concept to delivery. The book is based on decades of the authors' personal experiences teaching PowerPoint (R) and slide design. The text is based on a sound understanding of educational theory. Readers will learn how to present interesting and visually appealing slides. In particular, the focus will be on designing professional-looking slides that convey a clear and memorable message.
The book will be valuable to any healthcare professional required to put together presentations, whether a high-flying academic doctor or nurse presenting their research at international conferences, a trainee giving a talk at an in-house educational session, or a student preparing a presentation as part of their course work.
Rowan Parks, Professor of Surgical Sciences and Honorary Consultant Surgeon,
University of Edinburgh; President of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
"A fantastic, fool proof guide to presenting like a pro!"
Alice Roberts, Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Birmingham; Broadcaster and Author
This book will teach healthcare professionals how to craft more effective and engaging PowerPoint (R) presentations, taking readers through the preparation of a presentation from concept to delivery. The book is based on decades of the authors' personal experiences teaching PowerPoint (R) and slide design. The text is based on a sound understanding of educational theory. Readers will learn how to present interesting and visually appealing slides. In particular, the focus will be on designing professional-looking slides that convey a clear and memorable message.
The book will be valuable to any healthcare professional required to put together presentations, whether a high-flying academic doctor or nurse presenting their research at international conferences, a trainee giving a talk at an in-house educational session, or a student preparing a presentation as part of their course work.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
161 Halftones, color; 2 Halftones, black and white; 161 Illustrations, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-003-83126-6 (9781003831266)
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Persons
Terry Irwin is a retired consultant surgeon based in the UK. He has been an Honorary Lecturer at Queen's University, Belfast for over 20 years, as well as an honorary postgraduate examiner in universities in the UK and overseas. He has held a number of lead training related roles both locally and for the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has extensive research experience (with over 50 peer reviewed publications) and for many years has taught both medical students and postgraduate staff. He has been teaching presentation skills for 20 years.
Julie Terberg is a designer, author, and speaker based in Michigan, USA. She is the founder of Terberg Design, a creative studio focused on crafting presentations. With decades of experience in the industry, Julie has trusted partnerships with other presentation professionals and valued clients around the world. Since 2005, she has been recognized as a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP for her contributions to the presentation community.
Echo Swinford began her PowerPoint career in 1997, working for a medical education communications company in the US. She holds a master's degree in new media from Indiana University and is the owner of Echosvoice, a PowerPoint consulting firm specializing in custom template development, presentation creation, makeovers and cleanup, and training for large and small corporate clients. She's been recognized as a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2000 and is President Emerita of the Presentation Guild, a not-for-profit trade association for the presentation industry which she founded in 2015.
Julie Terberg is a designer, author, and speaker based in Michigan, USA. She is the founder of Terberg Design, a creative studio focused on crafting presentations. With decades of experience in the industry, Julie has trusted partnerships with other presentation professionals and valued clients around the world. Since 2005, she has been recognized as a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP for her contributions to the presentation community.
Echo Swinford began her PowerPoint career in 1997, working for a medical education communications company in the US. She holds a master's degree in new media from Indiana University and is the owner of Echosvoice, a PowerPoint consulting firm specializing in custom template development, presentation creation, makeovers and cleanup, and training for large and small corporate clients. She's been recognized as a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP since 2000 and is President Emerita of the Presentation Guild, a not-for-profit trade association for the presentation industry which she founded in 2015.
Content
Foreword by Trisha Greenhalgh. Foreword by Dame Parveen Kumar. Acknowledgements. About the Authors. Who is this book for? PLANNING AND PREPARATION. Cognitive load and One Big Idea. Planning your presentation. Starting and finishing with impact. Where to find images. CONSTRUCTING YOUR PRESENTATION. An introduction to the PowerPoint interface. Adding shapes, lines, and text. Inserting and editing images and icons. Inserting logos and crests. Alignment and grouping objects on your slides. Animations and transitions. Inserting videos. Saving and printing your presentation. Choosing fonts. Templates. SHOWING DATA. Creating tables and charts. Data visualisation. PRESENTING. Teaching online using PowerPoint. Present like the pros. Recording a presentation. Creating useful handouts. Posters and visual abstracts. Index.
