How to Prepare a Podium Presentation

To Who Are You Presenting?

Always know to who you are addressing

How does your message relate to your audience?

• Your presentation must be relevant to your audience
• Oncology Clinical may need to know other elements of care

If you are presenting at a clinical conference, you must have a clinical message.

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Some Don't's

• Never speak on a topic of which you are not knowledgeable.
• If you use humor, do not speak off the cuff
• Endear your audience
• No arrogance
• Never go over time
• Not too much information on the slide

The Beginning

• Problem statement…
• The purpose statement…
• Take-home messages.

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Take Home Message

• Establish positive attitudes toward older patients with cancer (DELPHI Study, Schell 2005).
• Strong mentors are vital to undergraduate nursing students (AGS Education Committee, 2002; Sheffler, 1995; Hazzard, 1994, Jonsson, 2003).
• Well elderly clinical experiences are critical to positive attitudes (van Zuilen et al., 2001).

The Message

• Evidenced based
• Sensitize the audience
• Review the state-of-the-art
• Use pictures
• Use real life experiences
• Engage audience in commonalities

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Conclude

• Repeat the take Home message
• Articulate how your data will be critical to clinicians
• Supply with websites, resources
• Your contact information

Pearls

• Lack of prep is related to degree of nervousness.
• Have great visuals
• Create an interesting slide design
• Be confident with Q&A

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