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

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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?

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