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| Mr. Cerone presenting to the group |
On March 7, the 1st year MHA students participated in a one-day Presentation Skills Seminar, organized and directed by
two Iowa MHA alumni, Shane Cerone, '95, and Chris Klitgaard, '99. Mr. Cerone is President
of Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak Michigan and Mr. Kiltgaard is the President
of MediRevv, a revenue-cycle management company based in Coralville. Both
healthcare professionals, by virtue of their years of experience in healthcare
management roles, have had extensive presentation experience.
To begin the training session, Mr.
Cerone and Mr. Klitgaard spoke to the class on several important topics
involved in presenting: How to prepare and plan the presentation so you are an
expert on the presentation topic and its delivery, how to make a strong first
impression (visual cues/appearance and sound of voice are key here) in addition
to the many “technical” details of presenting were also discussed and
emphasized.
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| Chris Klitgaard giving feedback on student presentations |
For the duration of
the training, the class was split up into two groups. Mr. Cerone mentored one
group and Mr. Klitgaard mentored another as students were asked to prepare and
deliver several short presentations. The presentations were recorded to allow
for the mentors and classmates to give constructive feedback and for the
presenter to view him/herself afterwards and make adjustments or identify areas
of improvement. Students reported leaving the day empowered to improve any weaknesses identified during the session.
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| Chris Klitgaard and Shane Cerone |
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