OpenAnesthesia Multimedia Ten Tips on How to Give a Great Scientific Presentation -- Pediatric Anesthesiology Internet-Based Non-Technical Skills (PAINTS)
Mar 23, 2026
Debnath Chatterjee, MD, FAAP, a pediatric anesthesiologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado, gives practical tips for clear scientific talks. He covers why slides fail, tailoring talks to audience memory limits, and the Rule of Threes. He shows how to use simple slides, quality graphics, readable fonts and colors, minimal animations, strong openers, thorough practice, and confident closings.
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Use One Key Message Per Slide
- Do keep slides simple with one key message per slide and avoid busy content.
- Remove unnecessary logos, boxes, or text and prioritize you and your spoken message over slide density.
Images Are Remembered Better Than Text
- Pictures stick better than words because of the picture superiority effect and dual coding theory.
- Graphics engage both visual and verbal memory so a single image can replace extensive text on conditions like Chiari 2 malformation.
Find Copyright Free Medical Images
- Do use openly licensed images (public domain or Creative Commons) rather than copyrighted internet images.
- Use Google Advanced Search usage rights, Wikimedia Commons, Radiopaedia, or NIH/OpenEye for medical images.
