Pediatric surgeon Ross Fisher, the mind behind p cubed presentations, breaks down how to finish a talk (teaser, it’s not a random vacation slide or you saying, “Thank you,” and walking off stage). As a bonus, he also discusses structuring a lecture with spaced repetition so your audience truly understands your message, fielding questions, staying on message, and how to (and how not to) use a script in lecture preparation.

Guest Bio: Dr. Ross Fisher is a UK based pediatric surgeon and the creator of p cubed presentations.  The p cubed philosophy, based on three core principles of message, supporting media, and delivery, has fundamentally changed the delivery and quality of medical lectures. 

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We Discuss:

• Presentation feedback can be hard to take and hard to give. What is the best way to do it? [03:00]; What’s the best strategy for ending a talk? [08:59];
• Tactics for handling listener questions [13:15]; Scripts are helpful when structuring and rehearsing a talk. But what is the best way to use them and avoid making the delivery sound robotic? [17:33];
• What is the best way to present data? [23:44]; Spaced repetition of the message helps people remember the important points. [26:36];
• What is meant by, “Message, not story, is the basis of a good presentation”? [28:20];
• And More.