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Advice on presenting.
If your abstract is accepted for presentation, then congratulations - we look forward to hearing what you have to say at the next ORS meeting. But remember that this is not just a chance to get a valued and respected presentation on your CV - it is also an opportunity to receive immediate feedback and critique of your work from some of the most eminent academics, clinicians and scientists in your field. What follows below are a few tips for getting the most out of this prestigious opportunity:
- you will have 12 minutes for your presentation. It is usual to spend 8 minutes on the presentation, allowing 4 minutes for questioning at the end. The longer your presentation, the less time there will be for valuable critiquing. Remember also that presenations are scored not only on content and presentation clarity, but also on how you reply to any ensuing questions.
- it is generally expected that presentations will be done on Microsoft Powerpoint. Be familiar with using this, and keep your slides succinct and clutter-free. Try also to keep your number of slides to absolute minimum that you can to convey the information you want to convey.
- Video clips are accpeptable but should be imbedded in your presenation, and remember to keep a copy of the clip in the same folder as your presentation.
rehearse your presenation - with colleagues, with supervisors and on your own. Be absolutely sure you can get through it all in your allotted time. Presentations cut off 5 slides from the end give a very unprofessional impression. And they will be cut short if not finished.
- STICK TO YOUR ABSTRACT. Although we all know that work in progress can result in differing results by the time it comes to presentation, remember that your abstract will be available to audience members (and jugdes) at the time of your presentation and discrepancies in what you have submitted and what you are presenting invariably leads to confusion when you least want it. Remember also that it is what you submitted in your abstract that is published in Clinical Otolaryngology, not what you presented.
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