Presentation Skills Workshop for Dental Nurses (OX160223)

Dr Debbie Reed – is an experienced and respected educator and academic . Her on-going leadership is instrumental to the design, development, validation and delivery of courses and apprenticeships for DCPs and other health and none health professional groups. Debbie is Reader at the University of Kent, research active, and influences through: teaching (the Applied Dental Professional Practice MSc pathway), publishing, regularly speaking at Conferences and via on-line-platforms, as-well-as contributing at national level and it actively involved the new College of General Dentistry and as an honorary president with British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy.

Recommended to all

The aim of this workshop is to provide delegates with understanding of how to convey a sense of confidence and competence if required to deliver or present information in an oral format to an audience.

1 Discuss the purpose of developing oral presentation skills, as part of the personal repertoire of a dental professional.

2 Outline the typical design features of an oral presentation.

3 Share a set of ideas and tools to convey a sense of competence and professional style when delivering an oral presentation.

4 Outline techniques to elicit and respond to audience questions.

5 Describe the structure of a PowerPoint slides to support an oral presentation.

1 Understand the purpose of developing oral presentation skills.

2 Apply the typical design features to plan an oral presentation.

3 Apply a set of ideas and tools to covey a sense of competence and professional style when delivering an oral presentation.

4 Be able to respond to audience questions.

5 Plan a basic PowerPoint to support an oral presentation.