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Speech Communication

In my role as a supervisor, I am called upon to make presentations to groups. In some cases, the groups are patients and those close to patients who may be using the hospital services. In those cases, my goal is to educate the group on the services that are offered by our department, and what the participants can expect when they undergo a particular type of test. In other cases, I have spoken about the way that our department is organized to others in my field. In this situation, I have sought to explain our philosophy and operating procedures. In still other instances, I have presented my budget to supervisors and decision makers. Here, my goal has been to persuade the audience members that the funding for my group is vital to the continued success of the organization.

Whenever I give a presentation, I have sought to first establish who my audience is and what message I am trying to communicate. Because most of my presentations have been short (under one hour), I have focused on keeping the message simple and covering only a few points, but doing so in detail. Understanding the make-up of the audience is important because it determines the type of language that I will use. When I am speaking to patients and their families, I tend to use plain English and explain any acronyms that might be appropriate. Since these people will be dealing with the medical establishment on an ongoing basis, I try to educate them about the jargon they are likely to hear, but I do not assume that they are familiar with the jargon prior to my presentation.

When I am speaking to my peers, however, or those within the medical community, I expect that they are comfortable with medical "shorthand" and I make use of that. This lends credibility to my presentation and also ensures that the proper terminology is used. Finding the right language to use is important with any audience to ensure that audience members are participating in the experien...

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