Presentation Skills In a Nutshell Sinya Benyajati, Ph.D. Department of Physiology The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Importance of Presentation Skills Help to communicate effectively Help to communicate effectively Great asset, career builder Great asset, career builder Many rewards: Many rewards: recognition, getting grants, getting job, good public relation recognition, getting grants, getting job, good public relation

Keys to Presentation Excellence Planning: think the whole process through Planning: think the whole process through  Objectives  Occasion  Audience

Keys to Presentation Excellence Preparation Preparation  Draw up an outline  Decide on visual aids, handouts  Actual presentation content  stay focus on central theme  keep it straightforward  Anticipate questions

Keys to Presentation Excellence Practice and more practice: Practice and more practice: perfecting the delivery, well-timed, comprehensible, convincing

Keys to Presentation Excellence Be prepared: Be prepared:  plan for back-up  do a go-see Show enthusiasm Show enthusiasm

Breakout Sessions Stagefright and how to handle it Stagefright and how to handle it Networking at national meetings Networking at national meetings Handling audience questions and how to avoid being tongue-tied Handling audience questions and how to avoid being tongue-tied Poster art Poster art Using multimedia effectively Using multimedia effectively Communicating with the public Communicating with the public