Methods to Empower Presentations

communicating your ideas and information

Andrew I. Brill, M.D.

Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
California Pacific Medical Center
San Francisco, California
The Road Map

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Presenter’s Roles
• Facilitate learning
• Manage environment
• Manage time
• Know key points
• Executive function
80/20 Rule Information

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Avoid the Waterfall
 Key Points

Identify key points

Drive key points

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Keep the learner on track…
 Radiofrequency Electrosurgery
Goals

• Electrical physics
• Bioeffects of electrical energy
• Creating tissue effects
• Plasmakinetic system
 Radiofrequency Electrosurgery
Goals

• Electrical physics
• Bioeffects of electrical energy
• Creating tissue effects
• Plasmakinetic system
 Radiofrequency Electrosurgery
Goals

• Electrical physics
• Bioeffects of electrical energy
• Creating tissue effects
• Plasmakinetic system
 Radiofrequency Electrosurgery
Goals

• Electrical physics
• Bioeffects of electrical energy
• Creating tissue effects
• Plasmakinetic system
 Radiofrequency Electrosurgery
Goals

• Electrical physics
• Bioeffects of electrical energy
• Creating tissue effects
• Plasmakinetic system
 Radiofrequency Electrosurgery
Goals

• Electrical physics
• Bioeffects of electrical energy
• Creating tissue effects
• Plasmakinetic system
Basic Elements of Presentation

entertainment
communication
Basic Elements of Presentation
Environment

communication entertainment
Executive
Function

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Critically Assess Sight Lines

P
 Personal Needs Assessment

Accept what you know

Consider the intended audience

Update materials

Seek to minimize the labor of learning

Crystallize your goals

 ABC’s of Writing Goals
identify disparity between current capability
and a desired state

Goals describe overall purpose

What currently is… Need Gap What ought to be,,,

Instructional Goal
Things to consider in developing course goals

? Why does this course exist

? Where does this course fit into the curriculum

? What should be taught (learned) in this course

? Who takes this course

? When do the participants take the course

Create Learning Objectives

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 Goals are not

Learning Objectives
 Learning Objectives  Purposes

They insure that your presentation will

focus on the needs of the learner
They give learners an overview of the
lecture
They provide a basis for evaluating the
effectiveness of the lecture
 ABC’s of Writing Objectives

• Poor example:
– Familiarize attendees with different
types of hysterectomy.

• Good example:
– Attendees will be able to identify
components of VH, TAH, and LH and
explain the technical sequence and
indication of each.
 Goals vs. Learning Objectives
Goals Objectives
• Broad • Narrow
• General intentions • Precise
• Intangible • Tangible
• Abstract • Concrete
• Can’t be validated as • Can be validated
is Objectives break goals
down into explicit,
observable, and
measurable behaviors
SMART Objectives

• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Relevant
• Time specific
 Spontaneous Needs
Assessment

Audience Response System

(ARS)
Have you ever used the left upper
quadrant for peritoneal access?

A = yes
B = no
 LUQ?

68%

32%

yes no
Core Concepts
using
PowerPoint
Some rules of the road……
begin with an outline
Choosing Fonts

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and manipulating them

Times Roman
Garamond
F
serif
strokes

F
sans serif
Best Choices
- sans serif -

Arial
Tahoma
Verdana
Font Size?

32 lbs!
20

30

40
 44

Un-shadowed and un-bolded

Shadowed and bolded

Shadowed, bolded and italics

Text Slides

6 words

6 lines
Manipulating bullets

• Position patient
• Insert primary trocar
• Inspect abdominal cavity
• Mobilize bowel
• Inspect pelvis
 Formatting Bullets
format  bullets  customize  wingdings

 Position patient
 Insert primary trocar
 Inspect abdominal cavity
► Mobilize bowel
 Inspect pelvis
Effective Text Slides Animations

one style per slide

Exemplary Custom Text Animations
“ wipe “

• A mans reach should exceed his grasp

Exemplary Custom Text Animations
“ zoom “

• Enjoy yourself- it’s later than you think

Exemplary Custom Text Animations
“ compress “

• Bloom where you are planted

 Exemplary Custom Text Animations
“ ease-in “

• Don’t be attached to the world, just live in it

 Exemplary Custom Text Animations
“ ascend “

• Don’t take life seriously, you won’t get out alive

Exemplary Custom Text Animations
“ rise up “

• Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional

Exemplary Custom Text Animations
“ fade “

• No is a complete sentence
Color
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83 %
Sight ______

11 %
Hearing _____

3.5 %
Smell _____

1.5 %
Touch _____
1 %
Taste _____
 visual
fatigue
TEMPLATE: WHITE YELLOW

YELLOW LEAST VISUAL FATIGUE

Construction with Autoshapes

1-2-3-4-5

50-100µ

55,500 Hertz
Harmonic Scalpel

1-2-3-4-5

50-100µ

55,500 Hertz
Learn to Animate!
 1 2 3 4 5

μ
60 70 80
90 10
0

1 5 1 5

coagulation cutting
Replace your laser pointer

with animation!
Add Vitality

with 3-D
 Fill
Effects
3-D Effects
Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy

Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy

Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding

 Optimizing TLH
a comparative analysis n=1020
Malzoni JMIG 2004 *p < .03

1997-99 2000-02
(396) (624)
Short term complic. 7.7% 5.5%*

Average OR time 105min 80min

Av uterine weight 395g 408g

Long term complic. 2.0% 0.45%*

Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- preserve the pericervical ring -
Going on the Road
 Going on the Road
• Backing up • Multiple Types
 Ready your – Flash
laptop • USB (> 16gig)
• Other
 Traveling
– CD (Not DVD)
 Communication – Web
X-Drive
Going on the Road
• Memory
• Power
– Second Laptop
Battery
– Battery Conditioning
– Ensure Adequately
Charged
• Remote Control
– Advancer
– Pointing Device
Going on the Road
• Memory
• Power
– Second Laptop
Battery
– Battery Conditioning
– Ensure Adequately
Charged
• Remote Control
– Advancer
– Pointing Device
Continuous Improvement

Grow
Discomfort
Get feedback
Present
The ONLY Metric!

Did behavior change?

Road Map

• Preparation
• Practice
• Facilitation

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What Equals Where
The
Know Cognitive
Head

The
Feel Affective Heart

Do The
Behavioral
Will
 Master your material!

Engender believability