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Star Gaddis Education & Meeting Manager A merican College of Medical Genetics & Genomics

Enhancing Your ACMG Annual Meeting Presentation: Tips for Invited Speaker and Oral Platform Presenters. Star Gaddis Education & Meeting Manager A merican College of Medical Genetics & Genomics. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Speaker: Star Gaddis, Education & Meetings Manager.

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Star Gaddis Education & Meeting Manager A merican College of Medical Genetics & Genomics

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  1. Enhancing Your ACMG Annual Meeting Presentation: Tips for Invited Speaker and Oral Platform Presenters Star Gaddis Education & Meeting Manager American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics

  2. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Speaker: Star Gaddis, Education & Meetings Manager Ms. Star Gaddis has disclosed the following financial relationship. Any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of this presentation have been resolved.

  3. Star Gaddis Has documented that she has no financial relationships to disclose or Conflicts of Interest (COIs) to resolve.

  4. Presentation Preparation • Creating Effective Visual Aids • Presentation Delivery What will this PowerPoint Cover?

  5. Tell me… I’ll forget Show me…I’ll remember Involve me…I’ll understand - Chinese Proverb A Gentle Reminder

  6. Designed to ENHANCE your presentation-- Not BE the presentation! PowerPoint Slides

  7. Preparation • Who is your audience? • What is their background? • What do they expect?

  8. Creating EffectiveTalking Points • Highlight key points • Be short and to the point • Avoid theories with no examples • Avoid personal stories with no relevance

  9. Creating EffectiveVisual Aids • Headings, subheadings & logos • Margins, font size & colors • Lines, boxes, borders & white space • Be consistent!

  10. Proper Use of Fonts • Title: Veranda 40 point • Subtitle: Veranda 32 point • Content text: Veranda 24 point • This font size is not recommended for content: Arial 12 point.

  11. Use color to add interest • Don’t overwhelm • Dark letters on light background • Light letters on dark background Background & Font Colors

  12. Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style • Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style • Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style • Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style Pop Quiz

  13. Graphs and Charts Make sure the audience can read them!

  14. Bad Chart? Hmmm… YES

  15. Good Chart Example

  16. Know your subject • Be prepared • Practice • Smile • Breathe Presentation Delivery

  17. For more visit the speaker resources at www.acmgmeeting.net or email your questions to education@acmg.net Questions?

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