Also check out this tip sheet on giving good talks and this HBR article which gives some pointers to get rid of filler words like “ums” and “ahs” that sometimes interrupt the flow of presentations.

Here two additional resources that can help:

• Transforming your presentation skills (podcast)

• Professional Growth MSTeams Channel (managed by Dr. Motta)

Case conference guidelines from dr. crino:

1. All Case Conference presenters (residents and fellows) should try to get their powerpoints to me by the Friday before Case Conference so I can review, edit, and then discuss with each presenter. You can send them by email or use Dropbox. No Case Conference can be presented without my review and discussion unless there are mitigating circumstances.

2. It is always better to present a case you have actually seen but I understand the challenges to this so do your best.

3. This does not have to be a "zebra" case. Just something that can present several teaching points and reminders for the residents and faculty alike.

4. Of course, try your best to thematically align Case Conference with the topic or area of expertise of the GR speaker.

5. Always look for opportunities to have a live patient presentation. These are awesome experiences for everyone (admittedly much extra work to arrange).

6. I will be inviting resident Case Conference presenters out to speaker dinners on Tuesdays when we have a visiting speaker. Please try to attend! If I miss you, or your Case Conference falls on a GR with an inhouse speaker, or there is no dinner, please let me know so I can get you out to another dinner.

7. Audience Participation - Case Conference is designed for you to learn! Neurology is not a spectator sport, so when it is your house's turn to discuss, please jump in with ideas, ddx, questions, etc.

8. Grands Rounds Questions - please ask questions at GR. This is an opportunity to speak directly with national leaders in Neurology.

Additional case conference presentation advice:

• Please list your degree initials (MD, MD,PhD, DO) and your resident year on the title slide

• Always start with the "Chief Complaint". The use of "The One Liner” is not considered appropriate format.

• Please try to describe the toe reflexes as the plantar reflexes were flexor or extensor, or that "the Babinski sign was present/positive". The toes are "up" or "upgoing" is considered colloquial and not a standard presentation description.

• Never say that an exam feature was “grossly intact” or "grossly normal".

• Genes are always italicized in presentations and text

• Anti-epileptic drugs (AED) were recently changed to anti-seizure medications (ASM)

• Don’t use abbreviations and assume that everyone knows them. It's ok to define an abbreviation and then use it again later.

• No need to show references at end of presentation. Sprinkle them throughout talk with the following format (Jones et al., 2007) or (Smith and Taylor, 2008).