Preparing and giving presentations

Abstract

Doctors commonly receive little or no advice about preparing and giving presentations during their training. However, GPs and GPs in training are often asked to give presentations, whether to patient groups or to other health professionals. As a young GP, I found this very daunting and was always terrified of the prospect of ‘getting it wrong’. Many years and many presentations later, I still hate presenting, but it is an essential part of my role and I have learned ways to make presenting easier. This article summarises the tips and tricks that I have learned and uses case studies to illustrate these points.