ffolliet has been my nickname for many years. A Surgical Chief gave me this nickname a long time ago. It’s a Welsh forename, pronounced “fall ee ete”, and yes, spelt with a double ff, and in lowercase.
In real life, I’m a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon working at The Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, England. There, I specialise in Surgical Oncology, Neonatal Surgery and Trauma. And, I do a fair amount of teaching, mentoring and giving presentations too.
I saw how valuable presentations can be in education, management and research but also how ineffective they usually are.
I long for the world to lay down the weapon of bullet points and embrace creative and engaging presentations. You can read about my journey into presentations here.
I give talks on my thoughts about presentations and the p cubed concept all over the world, and I’m so grateful. I lead presentation workshops locally, nationally and internationally, and I’m currently working up a book on presentations.
I’m proud to be a Visiting Lecturer at the Virtual Hospital of St Emlyn’s in Virchester, to which this site is affiliated. As part of the FOAM community, we believe in the concept of freely sharing medical education.
Outside all of that, I struggle to keep fit, cycle a bit and do the odd triathlon. I’m a father, singer, laugher, learner, sharer, blogger, thinker and much more.
Whether I’m giving lectures, running workshops or simply sharing ideas about #presentationskills, where I am in the world doesn’t matter. If that interests you, please get in touch!
Ross
Thanks to Ian Summers for the photo.
https://about.me/ffolliet