Feedback from recent presentations indicated that while attendees found the content applicable to their jobs and visual aids effective, presenters struggled with comfort and organization, leading to an overall neutral impression. Participants mentioned an overload of information and the need for presenters to practice their material more thoroughly. Recommendations include reducing presentation content, focusing on key points, and enhancing presenters' preparation to improve engagement.

1. From: Muldrow, Thomas
To: Baughman, Carlie
Cc: muldro06@email.franklin.edu; Dickman, Renee; McBride, Tamara
Subject: PHEP 101 feedback - LTU
Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 3:57:00 PM
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Carlie,
I wanted to provide you with some feedback from the presentations your teams did last week. I
know it was opened up for comment at the end of each session but because it was also on the
survey that was completed I wanted to get to you anyway.
RESULTS
Overall the attendees were satisfied with the presentations given but felt less favorable toward the
presenters. Feelings were better than “NEUTRAL” in both cases however it was only marginally
better when it came to the presenters. The consistent observation provided was that there was a lot
of information and that the presenters need to practice the material. Overall the presentation
flowed well with good transitions but the presenters were not comfortable with the content.
a. Presentation
You can see that everyone agrees with the statement that the information is directly
applicable to their jobs (100% agree)
Nearly everyone thought the visual aids were effective (90% agree)
The most widely varied opinion was the conciseness of the presentation followed by the
usefulness of the examples/techniques

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b. Presenter
The most common response to all presenter statements was “NEUTRAL” (50% of total)
The 36% of the audience felt that the presenters were organized/prepared compared to
18% that thought they were. Nearly 50% remained neutral
Despite the perceived lack of preparation 55% of the respondents felt that the presenters
were knowledgeable about the topic and related questions
While the overall averages for both the presentation and presenters was not exceptionally high both
were still somewhat positive. It is not clear whether the amount of information or lack of practice
were the biggest challenge for the audience to overcome. However, the significant difference
between average scores could indicate that there was too much information for the team to
effectively present at one time.
ANALYSIS
1. Overall the presentation flowed well with good transitions but the presenters were not
comfortable with the content.
2. The lowest overall scores were on the presenters with “The presenters maintained my
interest during the presentation – 2.91/5” and “The presenters were well organized and
prepared – 2.82/5” averaging less than neutral value of 3/5.
3. The two highest scored items were on the presentation “The presentation is directly
applicable to my job – 4.55/5” and “The visual aids were effective – 3.91/5
4. General comments were:
a. The OPU brief was very lengthy and had a lot of information that could be read on the
PHEP capability site. The information was hard to follow from the given presenters -
presentation
b. Some of the presentation flowed well and I was struggling to maintain attention during
others - presentation I am not a public speaker myself so I do not criticize, but I do
agree with Tamara in that the speakers should practice speaking the material before a

3. formal presentation - presentation
c. the was too much content on each slide. the use of acronyms before saying what they
are could be confusing and the presenters did not seem comfortable with the content
of the slides – presentation
d. OPU presentation had good speak to speaker transitions and introductions, but the
material was hard to follow as presenters read from a script and stumbled over text
and examples – presenter
e. One presenter in particular was not prepared or had read through the slides previously.
This was distracting as the focus was more on this person's presentation skills than the
actual content being discussed – presenter
f. Need to practice material - presenter
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Reduce some of the content in the presentation to provide a more manageable amount of
information
2. Highlight key points rather than covering all the material
3. Designate which planners will be the SME for particular elements within the presentation.
This gives them the ability to “own” the material
4. Presenters need to review and rehearse what and how they present – adjust talking points if
necessary
5. Supplement presentation with additional resources for participants to view at their own pace
Thomas
Thomas Muldrow, MBA
Emergency Response Unit Supervisor
Bureau of Health Preparedness
Ohio Department of Health
246 N High St
Columbus, OH 43215
Office: (614) 466-5972
Mobile: (614) 460-0751
thomas.muldrow@odh.ohio.gov
www.odh.ohio.gov