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Approximately 13% of the world speak Chinese<\/a>. That does not mean you should deliver your presentation in Mandarin to the Yorkshire Paediatric Trainees Annual Scientific Meeting. There is no single way to present, not even p cubed presentation style<\/a>. We must communicate effectively with our specific audience not simply speak Chinese because lots of people do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I really wish it was acceptable to present without slides…\u2014 Amanda Pickering (@the_learnaholic) February 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This twitter discussion highlights some of the issues in presenting; it is a complex problem. There is history<\/a>, tradition<\/a> and conformity<\/a> influencing many presenters. There are chiefs and audience members with strong opinions<\/a> and perceived influence beyond the auditorium. There is psychological and educational science<\/a>. There is risk and also benefit. Simply because “everyone else does it that way,” is no justification to speak Chinese. The choice is The Matrix<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The astute will recognise that actually no-one who would speak Chinese as that is a very broad classification of over ten individual languages each with multiple dialects. Generic application of TimesNewRomancentrejustifiedmicrosoftbluewavebulletpointedlistsreadoutverbatim as a presentation style is as helpful as telling someone to speak Chinese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presentation of research at a scientific meeting needs to be effective. This requires a carefully constructed message<\/a> appropriate for the audience, illustrated by supportive media<\/a> and delivered in a manner that engages the audience and makes knowledge translation effective. I have made suggestions based on my understanding and experience. <\/a> it is not effective asking the scientist to speak Chinese because that’s what the majority of people do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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