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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811556703321

Titolo

How to present at meetings [[electronic resource] /] / edited by George M. Hall, Neville Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex [England], : John Wiley & Sons, 2012

ISBN

1-119-96210-2

1-299-18939-3

1-119-96209-9

1-119-96212-9

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 p.)

Collana

HOW - How To

Altri autori (Persone)

HallGeorge M (George Martin)

RobinsonNeville

Disciplina

610.69/6

Soggetti

Communication in medicine

Lectures and lecturing

Communication of technical information

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Principles of communication / Angela Hall and Peter McCrorie -- Preparation of the talk / Mal Morgan and George M. Hall -- The three talks / Mal Morgan and George M. Hall -- Visual aids / George M. Hall -- Poster displays / Philip M. Sedgwick -- Data projection software: the hard facts / William Harrop-Griffiths -- How to appear on stage / Alan Maryon-Davis -- How to sell a message / Martin Godfrey -- How to present a talk / Charlotte Green -- How to deal with questions / Sir Alexander Macara -- How not to give a presentation / Richard Smith -- How to chair a session / Roger Horton.

Sommario/riassunto

Does the thought of presenting a paper make you go cold? There are so many things to consider: getting your message across clearly, making the PowerPoint easy to read, keeping to the right length and keeping the audience riveted - enough to induce nerves even without the thought of standing up in front of a crowd  and delivering your talk fluently. How to Present at Meetings, 3rd Edition, gives you practical advice on all these aspects, and more. Written by high-profile public speakers in the health sciences, it includes chapters on the 10-, 20-



and 45-minute presentation,