The Aims of Doing Presentations

 

1. to enable GPRs develop and demonstrate presentation skills essential when joining a practice these days (eg when you're asked to run a session on x, y or z)

 

2. to enable GPRs develop an indepth understanding of the chosen topic in a way that hopefully promotes a greater understanding of its impact on people's lives

 

3. to enable GPRs to look at new ways of approaching a topic and thereby learning "outside the box"

 

4. to promote learner-centred group learning

 

5. to promote a teamwork approach to learning

 

 

 

 

The Benefits of Doing Presentations

 

 

 

 

Some Advice on Planning

 

* You can organise it any way you like, provided you are ready with a presentation on the day!

* Please arrange any visits to organisations yourself.

* Don't be afraid to ask the course organisers or facilitators for thoughts, ideas or approaches; after all, this is why we are here.

* Types of sessions others have done include a combination of: group OSCE style stations, quizes, interactive lectures, video diaries/interviews, small goup work like working on cases

* Don't forget to do an evaluation form: after all, how are you going to learn how good your session was and what might need fine tuning when you do presentations in the future?

 

 

 

Some Other Thoughts

 

1. You can use as much or as little technology as you like. Beware of powerpoint mania. Try to use as many different teaching techniques as possible. Think of presentations you've found enjoyable/informative/lively and try to emulate some of those methods.

 

2. Consider getting the audience to do some of the work. This approach adds dynamism to the session and engages your audience (stops them from falling asleep).

 

3. If you use slides or overheads, it is important not to put too much information on them; overheads full of text are very boring, especially if the presenter then simply reads them out.

 

4. You can ask Sofya (our administrator) to photocopy handouts, but NOT STRAIGHT BEFORE the presentation! Give them to her in advance - email them if you like. Try and bear in mind that the majority of handouts never get read. This is even more likely if your handout is longer two sides of A4. It might be better to email the handout to try and save a few trees.

 

5. Please try and keep strictly to time.

 

6. There is a handout on presentation skills on this website (go back to the home page, click on "Online Resources for GPRs > Non Clinical" then look under the heading "Presentations". You should find 2-3 hand outs. Those of you who yearn for even more information, take a look at the "Online Resources for Trainers" section of this website .

 

7. Don't forget to leave some time at the end to evaluate your session. You can only improve the next time if you know how things went this time and what bits the audience felt could have been done differently.