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PTA16 – Oral Presentations: Skills to Help You Survive or Even Shine
Who it is for
This workshop is suitable for anyone who wants to reflect on or improve their oral presentation skills.
What it covers
Participants should find the workshop useful for a variety of situations: presentations to colleagues, pitching to potential clients for new business, training colleagues, or speaking at meetings. Participants should be confident communicating in English, particularly as an integral and valuable part of the workshop is an opportunity to deliver a short presentation in English, and receive constructive feedback – but see below. (We do not cover slide design and construction of a story, which is addressed in the workshop Developing Effective Oral Presentations, MCF22.)
• What you need to know before preparing slides.
• Managing equipment and the environment.
• Rehearsing and keeping to time.
• Increasing the impact of an oral presentation.
• Presentation nerves.
• Voice and body language.
• Questions and difficult people.
• Individual participant presentations.
Important
• For accreditation, a participant is asked to prepare a short presentation (3 minutes) with up to 10 slides, prepared during the pre-workshop assignment. Delivering a presentation is not obligatory (unless accreditation is desired). However, an integral part of the workshop is the opportunity to deliver a presentation, receive feedback and provide feedback on other participants’ presentations – and past participants have found this a valuable experience.
• The workshop is limited to 10 participants, allowing comfortable time for all presentations and feedback.
• For those who find presenting a scary experience – that’s a reason to come along! So, don’t be worried – you’ll be safe and it’s fun!
John qualified in medicine having studied at Oxford University and Guy's Hospital, London. Initially he trained as a surgeon. After gaining further experience in paediatrics, neonatology, obstetrics and gynaecology, he then became a GP. Since 2003, John has completed an MBA at Warwick University Business School. He then spent five years as Director of Medical Communications at InterComm International Ltd., becoming a healthcare communications consultant and trainer in scientific communications in 2013. His interests include supporting researchers, medical communications agencies and medical equipment companies to ensure their scientific communications are accurate, understandable and use appropriate language. John has provided training for universities and research institutes across Europe in academic writing, presentation delivery, and conference abstract and poster preparation. He is a member of EMWA’s Finance Committee and also provides a workshop: ‘Using readability tools to help edit biomedical research articles’. He is coauthor of How to Publish in Biomedicine. 500 Tips for Success. 3rd Edition (2016). CRC Press.
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Changes to registration
Changes may be made to workshop or seminar choices after booking (that is, a cancellation of one workshop or seminar choice and replacement by another), for an administrative fee of €27, plus any difference in price between the choice of workshops or seminars. Workshops, seminars and lunchtime sponsored sessions may be added to your original registration (subject to availability) at any time, without an administrative fee by contacting info@emwa.org. All changes are subject to availability.
Cancellation of attendance
If you wish to cancel your attendance at the conference, a refund, minus an administration fee of €162, will be made provided your cancellation is made in writing to EMWA head office before 20 October 2026. No refunds will be made after this date.
Payments
Invoices must be settled by bank transfer in Euro, or paid by card through Stripe. All fees are payable in advance. Full payment is due by 30 October 2026. If payment has not been received, EMWA reserves the right to request payment and cancel registration.