George Hall MBBS, PhD DSc, FRCA, Department of Anaesthesia, St George's, University of London, London, UK.Neville Robinson MBCh, FRCA, Department of Anaesthesia, Northwick Park and St Mark's Hospitals, Harrow, London, UK.

• List of Contributors viiPreface to the Third Edition ixPreface to the Second Edition xiPreface to the First Edition xiiiForeword: Wogan’s wisdom: how to ‘read’ an audience xvSir Terry WoganChapter 1: Principles of communication 1Angela Hall and Peter McCrorieChapter 2: Preparation of the talk 9Mal Morgan and George M. HallChapter 3: The three talks 17Mal Morgan and George M. HallChapter 4: Visual aids 25George M. HallChapter 5: Poster displays 35Philip M. SedgwickChapter 6: Data projection software: the hard facts 41William Harrop-GriffithsChapter 7: How to appear on stage 51Alan Maryon-DavisChapter 8: How to sell a message 57Martin GodfreyChapter 9: How to present a talk 63Charlotte GreenChapter 10: How to deal with questions 67Sir Alexander MacaraChapter 11: How not to give a presentation 75Richard SmithChapter 12: How to chair a session 81Roger HortonIndex 87

“The experienced speaker can get away with ignoring some of the points suggested, but this is a book that should be read by everyone called upon to give a talk and I cannot recommend it too highly.”  (Chromatographia, 1 August 2013)