Essential Presentation Skills for Deaf Persons

Presentation skills for healthcare professionals.

P in medical meetings and conferences is an important element of medical professionalism. It requires special skills and effort, and needs a competent speaker, and good preparation. However, it may reflect negatively on the speaker if he has not prepared very well, because he will not attract the audience and impress them. Quite often in medical meetings, we find ourselves losing interest and a...

Assessment of depressive symptoms in deaf persons.

BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that Deaf people may have a greater prevalence of depressive symptoms. However, it is unclear whether commonly used written screening instruments are accurate with this population because of their unique cultural and linguistic factors. SETTING Deaf persons (n = 71) residing in southeastern Michigan. METHODS Subjects completed the Zung Self-Rated Depression Scal...

Presentation Skills for Scientists: A Practical Guide

Presentation Skill for Scientists offers a quick introduction to public speaking geared toward scientists with little or no presentation experience. Ultimately, it is a great place to start for help with presentations. The presentation of scientific knowledge and research is an important part of a researcher’s career, yet scientists are rarely offered instruction on how to present their materia...

Essential skills for middle school teachers

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