1. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program1 How to Give a Lecture Marianne Guschwan, M.D. NYU and Bellevue Hospital Susan F. Tapert, Ph.D. UCSD and VA San Diego

2. Acknowledgements: · Alcohol Medical Scholars Program and · Marc A. Schuckit, M.D. UCSD and VA San Diego Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program2

3. 3 How to Develop a Lecture l Preparation l Delivery l How to handle questions l Emergencies l Make and using PowerPoint presentations

4. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program4 Preparation l Audience l Know material l Overall goal l Outline l Visual aids l Practice, Practice, Practice!

5. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program5 Delivery l Arrive early l Pass out outline or slide copy l Stand and deliver! l Begin with 3 - 5 major points l Remind and review

6. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program6 Delivery l Maintain eye contact l Use time outs l Use your personality style to engage the audience l Closing l Watch the clock

7. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program7 How to Handle Questions l Re-state the question l Hostile questions l Long and rambling questions

8. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program8 Emergencies l Slides are not available l Utilize your outline l Check out the room

9. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program9 Summary 4 Prepare 4 Delivery 4 Questions 4 Emergencies q Learn more about slide preparation

10. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program10 Making and Using PowerPoint Presentations l Software l Equipment l Utilize web resources

11. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program11 Pros & Cons + May cost less Make changes Can animate + - Failed equipment Changing slides Can animate -

12. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program12 PowerPoint Software l Presentation templates l Slide layouts l Text: colors & fonts l Views: master slide l Footers l Graphics: figures, drawings l Animation

13. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program13 Fonts l This font contains serifs (Times) So does this one (Garamond) l This font doesnt contain serifs Neither does this font (Arial) l Which do you think are easier to read?

14. Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program14 Text Colors White on Blue Black on White Pink on Purple Black on Textured background Black on Orange Green on Red Gradient

15. Projection Equipment Lumens Very bright (>1000)-can leave lights on Pretty good (600-1000) Not good (500-600) Resolution Fair: SVGA (800 x 600) Better: XGA (1024 x 768) Best: SXGA (1280 x 1024) Portability Changing slides - use a mouse! Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program15

16. Plugging It All In 1.Position laptop & projector 2.Plug power into laptop & projector 3.Attach cable to laptop & projector 4.Turn projector on 5.Boot up laptop 6.May need to hit Function-F8 on laptop 7.Open presentation 8.Adjust image as needed Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program16

17. Web Resources l AMSP www.alcoholmedicalscholars.org l NIDA www.nida.nih.gov l NIAAA www.niaaa.nih.gov l Neat graphics www.corbis.com Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program17

18. Summary 4 Prepare 4 Delivery 4 Questions 4 Emergencies 4 Slide preparation Copyright Alcohol Medical Scholars Program18