title: Suggested guidelines for platform presentations.
abstract: A platform presentation at an academic meeting requires preparation, practice, and self-discipline. Our observations and discussions of presentations made at national meetings of forensic scientists over the past several years compelled us to review the essentials of public speaking in the academic arena. We translated this review into a compilation of recommendations for the prospective presenter. Application of these recommendations will result in more informative, efficient, and enjoyable platform presentations.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, State of Maryland, Baltimore 21201, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cina
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: DiMaio
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Smialek
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003142:Communication; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical