- What all good speeches have in common
- Improving your speeches
- The main types of speeches you may be asked to give:
- The scientific/research/conference presentation
- The advocacy/policy speech
- A “keynote” address
- The short thematic speech
- Before you accept an invitation to speak
- Preparation!
- Dealing with your nerves
There are no test questions or quizzes with this module. However, I encourage everyone to carefully review a video recording of one of your recent speeches to see if there are opportunities to improve your public speaking through the incorporation of the advice given in this module. If you’d like to contact me with questions, my email is wykoff@etsu.edu.
This course is part of the Rural Health Training Series.
Useful supplemental material not referenced in the presentation:
- Chapter 3: Public Speaking and Presentation Skills in Physician Communication: Connecting with Patients, Peers, and the Public: https://oxfordmedicine.com/view/10.1093/med/9780190882440.001.0001/med-9780190882440-chapter-3
- Professionally Speaking: Public Speaking for Health Professionals https://www.routledge.com/Professionally-Speaking-Public-Speaking-for-Health-Professionals/Piano-Melnick/p/book/9780789006011
- Exploring Public Speaking 4th Edition: https://alg.manifoldapp.org/projects/exploring-public-speaking
Link to a wide variety of famous speeches: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html
How many types of talks are there?
- 8 TOP 8 Different Types of Presentations for Business (slidepeak.com)
- 7 7 Different Types of Presentations You Might Need To Create (visme.co)
- 6 6 Different Types of Presentations (bobpikegroup.com)
- 5 5 Different Types of Presentations – Live And Learn Consultancy
- 4 Types of Presentations – Aristotle
- 3 The Three Types of Presentations (oratium.com)
- 2 Types of Presentations (psu.edu)
Principal faculty and their credentials: Randy Wykoff, MD, MPH & TM
Medium or combination of media used: Video and readings
Method of physician participation in the learning process: Content development
Estimated time to complete the educational activity: 1.25 hours
Dates of original release and most recent review or update: August 24, 2022
Termination date: June 2, 2025
CME Credit
Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University designates this online activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals(CEHP) holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. It is the policy of the CEHP that each presenter and planning committee member of any CME activity must disclose any financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with corporate organizations whose products or services are being discussed in a presentation. All commercial support of an educational activity must also be disclosed to the conference attendees.
ASPPH/CDC Information
This training modules was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $40,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Nursing Credits
Up to 2.00 (2.00CH) continuing nursing education hours have been approved for this session of the program. East Tennessee State University College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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A commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The following individuals have provided disclosure of potential conflicts of interest as noted:
Randy Wykoff: Nothing to disclose.