Make presentations in the work place for life sciences and related industries
Overview
This standard covers the competences you need to make presentations
in the workplace for life sciences or related industries, in accordance
with approved procedures and practices. You will be expected to
identify and use relevant understanding, methods and skills to
complete tasks and address problems that, whilst well defined, may
be complex and non-routine. You will be expected to initiate and
complete tasks and procedures as well as exercise autonomy and
judgement within limited parameters and report any problems with the
activities, materials or equipment that you cannot personally resolve.
You will also be aware of different perspectives or approaches used
within the workplace. You will use appropriate investigation to inform
actions and review how effective these methods have been.
You will take responsibility for supervising or guiding others and for the
quality and accuracy of the work that you carry out. You will work to
instructions, with a minimum of supervision, either on your own or as part of
a team.
Your underpinning knowledge will enable you to use factual, procedural and
theoretical understanding and interpret and evaluate relevant workplace
information and ideas.
Who this standard is for
This standard is recommended for senior laboratory staff.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 ensure that your work is carried out in accordance with workplace procedures
P2 establish the scope and purpose of the presentation to be delivered
P3 determine the resources needed to deliver the presentation
P4 determine quality, cost and delivery issues
P5 present the data in an appropriate format and structure for the audience
P6 obtain appropriate equipment, facilities and resources, and verify its fitness for
purpose
P7 ensure the venue and equipment are suitable and in good order for the
presentation
P8 deliver the prepared presentation in the correct media for the audience
P9 ensure that the audience has the appropriate post-presentation media to
support the presentation
P10 communicate the required information about the work done, to authorised
people, in accordance with departmental and organisational procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the health and safety requirements of the area in which you are carrying out
the activities
K2 the techniques and processes you must use correctly in the workplace
K3 the limits of your own authority and to whom you should report if you
have problems that you cannot resolve
K4 the different types of audience and their scientific or similar information needs
K5 how to gather relevant and accurate information, resources and materials for
the presentation
K6 the purpose of the presentation and the key messages to be delivered
K7 how to ensure the content of the presentation is balanced and accurate
K8 the time available to make presentations
K9 the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of presentation
delivery
K10 how to use the presentation equipment correctly
K11 the questions you might expect to receive as a result of the presentation
K12 how to judge the effectiveness of the presentation
K13 factors that can affect or influence the impact of a presentation (such as room
configuration, audio-visual systems, dress code)
K14 the reasons why effective communication is important and the methods used
for communicating effectively