Preparing a talk
Some tips🧵
Some tips🧵
1. Stay under time
Going over is bad. Dont
If you feel you have too much to say, cover less. Focus your talk more.
Strip out unnecessary examples or explanation. How? See point number 2👇
Going over is bad. Dont
If you feel you have too much to say, cover less. Focus your talk more.
Strip out unnecessary examples or explanation. How? See point number 2👇
2. Stay under time through practice. Practice by recording yourself.
1⃣this times you
2⃣listen to yourself on commute, while exercising
3⃣think about what was missing, what needs to be cut or tightened
4⃣Edit
Repeat
(recent example below)
1⃣this times you
2⃣listen to yourself on commute, while exercising
3⃣think about what was missing, what needs to be cut or tightened
4⃣Edit
Repeat
(recent example below)
3. Provide an outline.
Give the take-home messages up front (or their set up). This helps those listening and helps you structure your prep/slide-building too
Give the take-home messages up front (or their set up). This helps those listening and helps you structure your prep/slide-building too
4. Seven words or less per slide
Advice given to me by @EileenEReynolds. She always set high standards. I try to meet them. Cant always. Made me a better doctor. Better presenter too
This means you need to practice (see point 2)
Advice given to me by @EileenEReynolds. She always set high standards. I try to meet them. Cant always. Made me a better doctor. Better presenter too
This means you need to practice (see point 2)
5. Slides should feature one message or one key figure.
Big table? No. One slide per detail that you highlight
See Fig1 for example from @rabataller.
If such a figure doesnt exist for the message, make one. See mine (fig 2)
Big table? No. One slide per detail that you highlight
See Fig1 for example from @rabataller.
If such a figure doesnt exist for the message, make one. See mine (fig 2)
6. How do I make figures?
I use icons, images and connect with lines using lucidchart.com (Fig 1) I take raw stats and then I transfer them into graphs or bar charts using graphpad prism (Fig 2)
Feel free to share your tips
I use icons, images and connect with lines using lucidchart.com (Fig 1) I take raw stats and then I transfer them into graphs or bar charts using graphpad prism (Fig 2)
Feel free to share your tips
Key points:
1. Record yourself. Trust me, it is helpful
2. You should never go over time. Focus, simplify, practice
3. <7 words per slide
4. One figure per slide. If need be, make one
1. Record yourself. Trust me, it is helpful
2. You should never go over time. Focus, simplify, practice
3. <7 words per slide
4. One figure per slide. If need be, make one
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