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- Title
Challenging the status quo of scientific presentations.
- Authors
Chatterjee, Debnath; Yaster, Myron; Lockman, Justin L.; Glass, Nancy L.; Schreiner, Mark S.; Sinskey, Jina L.; Fiadjoe, John E.; Thomas, Mark
- Abstract
Scientific presentations, usually given with slide presentation software such as PowerPoint™, are the most common method for disseminating knowledge to students and peers. Unfortunately, many are boring, text‐heavy, and bullet point–riddled data dumps, with animations or cartoons that obscure or distract rather than clarify the message. These presentations, which we have all sat through and/or delivered, are often so dull that they are referred to as "death by PowerPoint™." In this paper, the authors intend to impart basic techniques for organizing and communicating information in the most effective, engaging, and actionable ways possible. We focus on three processes: generating ideas and outlining a talk, creating visually appealing uncluttered slides, and delivering an inspiring, practice‐changing presentation. We also discuss considerations for a virtual presentation. We believe that even experienced speakers could benefit from reflecting on these recommendations and editing their slide presentations for clarity and simplicity.
- Subjects
MICROSOFT PowerPoint (Computer software); BULLETS; SIMPLICITY; PEERS; COMPUTER software; EDITING
- Publication
Pediatric Anesthesia, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
1155-5645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pan.14064