You have all seen an entire classroom full of presenters.
You have seen good presentations and mostly poor presentations.
You need to now prepare yourself to give a great presentation.
You will be awarded from zero to one-hundred points just on the quality of your presentation.

The RULES:
The only notes you are allowed to bring with you for your presentation are 3x5 cards.
You are not allowed to bring with you any sheets of paper (no print-out of your web page).
You are not allowed to read directly from your 3x5 cards. You may only glance at them if necessary.
You are not allowed to read directly from your projected web page for more than 4 continuous sentences
(in other words, do not read your web page from the screen, you may read a sentence or two for impact if necessary).
You are not allowed to include any political pictures or cartoons.
You are to speak loudly and clearly. I'm not saying to shout, but to 'project' your voice.
And I mean it! Speak to us. Keep your head up.
If you need to look at your 3x5 cards, then lift the cards, not lower your head.
Your audience is real. We want you to speak to us.
We want to hear your every word. Now is not the time to be timid or quiet.
Speak with confidence. And in order to do that, you had better rehearsed your talk a lot.
Do not spend more than 30 seconds at a time looking away from your audience and looking directly at the screen
(in other words, you had better not look away from us and at the screeen for more than 30 seconds at a time).
Never speak a word like you don't know how it is pronounced. You have better looked up how to pronounce
any technical, clinical or difficult words before you stand up in front of a crowd of people.
Don't ever begin a sentence and let your voice just fad away.
You will have a time limit.
You better rehearse and make sure you do not need more than your time limit.
In order to cover all the required information, you'd better be efficient with your time.

DRESS PROFESSIONALLY!
No jeans! Ever!

No Flip-Flops! Ever!

From the top of your head to the tips of your toes, you must look 'presentable'.

These rules sound harsh, but really they are just the basics for any normal talk.

STEP #1:
Walk to the front of the classroom, write onto the board your name and the name of your topic, nice and big.
(Or make sure your web-page title, or the first slide of your Power Point Presentation has your name and topic.)

STEP #2:
Introduce yourself.
You must (I am requiring it) have your audience (every one of your classmates)
say the name of your topic out loud. I mean everyone speaks out loud, or you lose points.
Since they will not have said it loud enough for my liking the first time,
you are required to have them say it out loud a second time.

STEP #3:
Proceed to give the best presentation of your life!
Educate us on your topic. Make every fact interesting.
Bring that topic to life, right before our eyes!
 

STEP #4:
Have a conclusion that briefly summarizes the main points and end your talk with 'impact'.

STEP #5:
Do not run away immediately after uttering your last syllable.
Remain standing, smiling in front of the class for an awkward moment (count to 10 slowly).
Then you may return to your seat.

Former Student Testimonial on the 'in class presentations':
"This presentation will benefit you in so many ways in your futures in healthcare. Everyone in my class was pretty resistant
to doing their presentations, as I'm sure all of you are too. For me, the physiology presentation was a preview of the presentations
I would have to do in PA school. So far in my short PA school career, I've had to give a presentation about a community service
project and practice presenting a patient, all while in professional attire, like your physiology presentation. In the near
future, I will have to present my master's project. The physiology project gives you a chance to practice your presenting skills
while the stakes are a lot lower. Plus, you get to become an expert in something that is clinically relevant. One day, all of
you will have to make some sort of professional presentation in your prospective careers, whether presenting a patient to a
preceptor or explaining the intricacies of a disease to a patient you just diagnosed or are helping treat. Think of this
presentation as an opportunity to hone those skills. It will benefit you in the future careers."