enhancing your acmg annual meeting presentation: tips for invited speaker and oral platform...
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Enhancing Your ACMG Enhancing Your ACMG Annual Meeting Presentation: Annual Meeting Presentation: Tips for Invited Speaker and Oral Tips for Invited Speaker and Oral Platform PresentersPlatform Presenters
Star Gaddis Education & Meeting Manager
American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Speaker: Star Gaddis, Education & Meetings Speaker: Star Gaddis, Education & Meetings ManagerManager
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Ms. Star Gaddis has disclosed the following financial relationship. Any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of this presentation have been resolved.
Star Gaddis Star Gaddis Has documented that she has Has documented that she has no financial relationships to no financial relationships to disclose or Conflicts of Interest disclose or Conflicts of Interest (COIs) to resolve.(COIs) to resolve.
What will this PowerPoint What will this PowerPoint Cover?Cover?
Presentation Preparation
Creating Effective Visual Aids
Presentation Delivery
Tell me… I’ll forget
Show me…I’ll remember
Involve me…I’ll understand - Chinese Proverb
A Gentle Reminder A Gentle Reminder
Designed to ENHANCE your presentation--
Not BE the presentation!
PowerPoint SlidesPowerPoint Slides
Preparation Preparation
Who is your audience?
What is their background?
What do they expect?
Creating EffectiveCreating EffectiveTalking Points Talking Points
Highlight key points
Be short and to the point
Avoid theories with no examples
Avoid personal stories with no
relevance
Creating EffectiveCreating EffectiveVisual AidsVisual Aids
Headings, subheadings & logos
Margins, font size & colors
Lines, boxes, borders & white space
Be consistent!
Proper Use of FontsProper Use of Fonts
Title: Veranda 40 point
Subtitle: Veranda 32 point
Content text: Veranda 24 point
This font size is not recommended for content: Arial 12 point.
Background & Font Colors Background & Font Colors
Use color to add interest
Don’t overwhelm
Dark letters on light background
Light letters on dark background
Pop QuizPop Quiz
• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style• Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style
Graphs and ChartsGraphs and Charts
Make sure the audience can read them!
Bad Chart? Hmmm… YES Bad Chart? Hmmm… YES
Good Chart Example Good Chart Example
Presentation DeliveryPresentation Delivery
Know your subject
Be prepared
Practice
Smile
Breathe
Questions?Questions?
For more visit the speaker resources at
www.acmgmeeting.net or email your questions