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Project Presentation

Project Presentation Details

  • Project presentations will be evaluated utilizing the Project Presentation Evaluation.
    • Students should review the evaluation in order to prepare the presentation according to expectations.
  • 15 minutes maximum in length (13 minutes for presentation + 2 minutes for Q & A)
    • Introduction, purpose, SMART objectives: ~1 minute total
    • Evidence-based background: ~3 minutes total
    • Methods: ~3 minutes total
    • Student role, time/workload: ~1 minute max
    • Project outcomes/results to date: ~3 minutes total
    • Limitations, conclusions, future directions: ~1 minute total
    • Questions & answers: ~2 minutes total
  • Audiovisual aids (slides in PowerPoint format) are required.
  • A handout must be provided
    • The handout should include the PowerPoint slide set and any supplemental materials such as something you have created or used as part of the project— survey/quiz, informational handout, blank example data collection form, slide deck if your project is an inservice, etc.
    • Students should email their handout to their evaluator by 5PM the day prior to their presentation
  • Students in the presentation audience are REQUIRED to ask one (1) question to each presenter.
  • The presentation handout MUST be uploaded to Canvas before 11:59PM on the last day of the clerkship block. Failure to submit the handout will result in an “incomplete” for the block.
  • Because of the limited evaluator availability, it is not possible to schedule make-up project presentation sessions if a student misses their assigned date/time. Students should put their scheduled project presentation dates in their calendar and double-check the schedule and calendar for accuracy.

Required Presentation Outline

  1. Title slide
  2. Site info
  3. Purpose
  4. SMART Objectives
  5. Evidence-based background (MULTIPLE SLIDES REQUIRED)
  6. Methods
    • Detailed methods
    • Student role
    • Time/workload
  7. Project Outcomes/Results (MULTIPLE SLIDES REQUIRED)
  8. Limitations
  9. Conclusions
  10. Future Directions

DO’S and DON’TS for 728-760 Project Presentations

DO:
  1. Rehearse
  2. Contract Drs. Pigarelli or Margolis with questions or concerns at any time in the preparation process
  3. Follow the format provided exactly and read carefully the relevant information in the course manual and in Canvas.
  4. Write measureable SMART objectives
    • See “How to write SMART objectives” in Canvas
  5. Read over the “10 minute talk” paper in Canvas for general tips (although your talk is of a different type)
  6. Look over the presentation evaluation rubric in the 760 manual and review how your talk meets the criteria
  7. Create readable slides
    1. Strive to follow the “Rule of Six”: No more than six words per line and a max of six lines per slide
    2. Use figures to present data when able
    3. See Canvas for additional presentation tips
  8. Stick to the time limit (15 minutes total: 13 minutes for the presentation + 2 minutes for questions & answers)
  9. Make it flow (e.g., use of transitions, summaries)
  10. Make sure the project outcomes address the stated SMART objectives
  11. Look at your audience. Use the computer monitor for reference; but remember to look at camera periodically. Avoid reading slide text.
  12. Have your slides and oral presentation “in sync”
  13. Anticipate questions
DON’T:
  1. Read your notes or slides
  2. Use slides with complex background motifs

Project Presentations

When students are presenting via teleconference:

  • Give presentation from a desktop/laptop (i.e. not a phone)
  • Present using downloaded software rather than a web version
  • Be in as quiet a location as possible with minimal distractions
  • Please turn on your camera if you have one and have adequate internet access
  • Adjust your name in the webinar so the evaluator can call you by your preferred name
  • Mute your microphone if you are not speaking

Project Presentation FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  1. WHAT SHOULD BE PRESENTED FOR OUTCOMES IF THE PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED BY THE PRESENTATION DATE?
    1. Please report details of planned measurement if the project is still in progress (still in the context of the project SMART objectives)
  2. WHAT IS EXPECTED FOR AN OUTCOME OF QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK?
    1. Specific feedback about the quality of the project should be presented as the outcome. Report specifically what was done well and what specific changes were needed.
    2. DO NOT just state “the preceptor provided feedback”. This is NOT considered adequate as a project presentation outcome.
  3. WHAT DOES “MEASURABLE” SMART OBJECTIVES MEAN?
    1. This means that your SMART objectives should be measurable according to the outcomes of the project. In other words, the results/outcome shared during the presentation should be qualitative or quantitative results/outcomes related to each of the SMART objectives.
    2. The example presentation videos posted in the 760 Canvas course show how the student/s linked and presented measurable outcomes
    3. See the SMART objective guidance on Canvas.
  4. WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE EVIDENCE-BASED BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENTATION?
    1. Think about the evidence-based background part of the presentation as the first pharmacotherapy lecture on a topic or presentation at a PSW meeting. Presenters usually begin with background information, studies, prevalence/magnitude to help the audience understand why the topic is important. Also consider evidence related to the type of project and impact demonstrated at other sites.
    2. Appropriate sources of information are often found by searching:
      1. PubMed and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts for primary and secondary literature sources
      2. Peer-reviewed (think authoritative, professional organizations) web sites, government web sites
      3. View the example presentations posted in the 760 Canvas course to see what is expected

760 Manual