Vernon was an effusive and effective presenter, running the drone through its paces as he described his trip to China to find the parts he needed to mass produce these little things.
With the availability of inexpensive, high quality digital camcorders and software for merging audiovisual material with presentation slides, we felt including video of the presenter as well as audio from a live lecture in combination with the presenter's slides might result in a more engaging and hence more effective presentation than audio alone.
We need to empower the presenter and let him or her take the spotlight again, because that's what an engaging and effective presentation is all about.
Are they articulate, good presenters?
To reach all audiences in the nursing home setting, QIOs in the pilot states found that training to nursing home staff on quality improvement was most effective when presenters integrated the principles of rapid-cycle quality improvement into examples of small-scale improvements that could be made in care processes common to the nursing home setting.
It's all about them (the audience them) they know it, and in order to be an effective confident presenter you need to know it too.
Having worked with thousands of scientists and health care providers, I have found that with training and practice they can and often do become more effective and dynamic presenters and communicators.
Yet research shows that it's actually effective for a presenter's hands to do plenty of "talking".
Their user study with 12 participants demonstrated that PitchPerfect led to small but significant improvements in perceived presentation quality and coverage of prepared content after a single hour of use, arising from more effective support for the presenter's content mastery, time management, and confidence building.
These focus on developing the knowledge and skills base necessary for effective peer support and include guest presenters with expertise in the field, hands-on skills development and opportunities to explore and reflect on challenges, concerns and strategies.
