Communication Learning Objectives/Scientific presentations

Identify the appropriate amount – and type – of content

Identify key points from a presentation

Describe the most common practices for visually reporting statistical and other scientific information

Apply oral presentation best practices: eye contact, pace, gesture, content, visual aids, rehearsing

When appropriate, incorporate presentation techniques such as humour, metaphor, comparisons, and analogies

Incorporate graphics and multimedia elements into presentations

Represent data in logical and clear tables and graphs

Analyze risk communication in the context of scientific data and non-expert audiences

Ask and answer questions after viewing presentations

Evaluate visual representations of scientific information

Evaluate the reporting of statistical ideas

Deliver an oral presentation using no visual aids (a speech) that is clear, audible, well rehearsed, and suitable for the audience

Deliver an oral presentation using visual aids (a speech) that is clear, audible, well rehearsed, and suitable for the audience

Deliver a presentation using software (such as PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi) that is clear, audible, well rehearsed, and suitable for the audience