presentation — presentation & medicine

Apr 7

Apr 7 "H" is for Handout

As you make the transition from text heavy, data piled slides into slicker, more engaging and focused slides - handouts are a helpful tool to support your audience’s understanding of complex ideas

Jan 9

Jan 9 "G" is for Graphs

Grace Leo

Presentation Skills, Resources, Slide Design

How can we deliver data in graphs in a way that is exciting and dynamic? How can we maximise the visual impact of our graphs in slides? Here are some thoughts and resources I've found helpful...

Nov 26

Nov 26 "F" is for Focus

Grace Leo

Presentation Skills, Slide Design

A focused talk will have a clearer purpose and communicates more using less clutter. Design concepts like the 'rule of thirds', vectors and 'white space' can create create visual focus for your audience. Read more...

Sep 14

Sep 14 "E" is for Engaging

Grace Leo

Presentation Skills

In order to help learners reach desired learning objectives, we need to be able to get their attention, retain it, and actively engage thinking. Learn how to do this by 1) Breaking down information 2) Using cases and analogies and 3) Creating space for interaction with the audience ...

Sep 1

Sep 1 "D" is for Detail [Great Pictures]

Grace Leo

Slide Design

Three of the most common mistakes I see made in presentations with pictures is the use of:

1) Poor quality images

2) Inappropriate choices of pictures

3) Use of copyright pictures or without crediting

I discuss each of these challenges and provide some great alternative sources for finding high resolution pictures for use in presentations...

Jul 24

Jul 24 "B" is for Bold

Grace Leo

Slide Design

In both presentations and slide design, it is worthwhile being bold once in a while. This can be found in your style of speaking through the use grand gestures and change of volume or pitch. It can also be utilised as a design tool such as through typography and sizing.