Description
Presentation Skills for Doctors Online Course Overview
As a doctor, you can expect to deliver presentations in numerous different contexts across your career. Contexts range from sharing what you have learned with your peers, research, interviews, project updates and business cases through to delivering a lecture at conference. Sometimes this will be in-person and sometimes through online systems.
We’ve created this 2.5 hour instant-access online course so that you can review your current approach to these challenges and improve your abilities to ensure that you leave a lasting impression on your audience.
Is this course right for me?
Whether you are in the early years of your career, or holding a senior position, you will benefit from taking time to focus in your presentation abilities. We recognise that we are all individuals. So, we utilise a mix of input and reflective exercises which we’ve designed to meet you where are, regardless of your experience to date, then make suggestions and coach you to identify your own, personal set of tactics.
You are likely to be expected to deliver high quality presentations with confidence throughout your career. This can be in your capacity as a learner, teacher, team member or leader. In addition, many interview processes now require you to prepare and present your thoughts on a topic. Our course considers all of these challenges.
The instant-format means that you work at your own pace, visiting the materials as often as you want for the duration of your subscription, as and when you have time.
At Oxford Medical, we support around 5,000 doctors each year with their CPD accredited professional skills development. Based on their experiences, we have a 5-star Excellent rating on TrustPilot from thousands of verified reviews. We also hold the Customer Service Excellence hallmark, an independent, national accreditation originally introduced by the UK Government Cabinet Office. So you can have confidence in the quality of our courses.
What is the format?
Our Presentation Skills for Doctors Online Course is split into 10 short sections. So, you can decide whether to complete the course in one dedicated session, or to dip in and out over the coming weeks and months. This allows you to work at your own pace, whenever you have time. In all, we expect the course to take you around 2.5 hours to complete, but it’s important that you work at your own pace and take as long as you want. You have 1 year (365 days) unlimited access and can revisit the materials as often as you like within that time.
Along the way, we keep your learning experience engaging and interactive with a mix of video, infographics and text. You’ll also find a number of exercises which are designed to encourage you to reflect on your previous experiences, apply the theories that we share and, most importantly, to define your own tactics for preparing and delivering great presentations.
Once you’ve completed all sections of the course, we ask you to create and submit a Reflective Learning Statement. Once received, we will provide you with your accredited certificate of completion with 2.5 CPD points.
What topics are covered?
Here is an index for the 10 parts of the course:
- Let’s get started – A short introduction and an exercise to gather your initial thoughts.
- Style and substance – We go further in exploring what makes a great presenter and what makes a great presentation.
- Start with a plan – We take a project management approach to planning your presentation.
- Presentation structure – We turn our attention to the structure of your presentation and how to have a persuasive impact on your audience.
- Interaction and engagement – How can you gain and hold your audience’s attention? We consider interactivity, slideshows, handouts and the use of technology.
- Presentation delivery planning – Creating the plan for the day of your presentation.
- Preparing yourself – Get into the right mindset and ensure personal resilience in the lead up to delivering your presentation.
- Delivering your presentation – Different tactics for different situations plus how to handle interruptions and questions.
- Maintaining standards and continuing improvement – The importance of self-reflection, feedback and critique.
- Final reflections – A short recap and creating your Reflective Learning Statement for the course in order to attain your CPD certificate.
How do I access the course?
This is an instant-access course. So, as soon as you complete your purchase, you receive an automated email with a link to get started. Once logged to our website, you can access the course at any time from the link in your email or via the ‘My Account/ My Online Courses’ section of our website.
Your subscription now gives you 1 year of unlimited access to the online course materials commencing from the date of purchase.
