Description: In this teaching session at the 1975 Society of Actuaries Los Angeles Spring Meeting, the presenter provides suggestions on how to make a more effective speech. Noting that our training and experience as actuaries provides us with the content for a presentation, this session focuses on the method and style of the presentation.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers how to effectively give a presentation. It covers ideas for overcoming nervousness such as eye contact and preparing the presentation, audience analysis, visual aids and the question/answer session.

Description: From a session at a meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in Las Vegas, NV May 22-24, 2000 Discussion of expert witness testimony, the process involved in preparing expert witness reports, and the pitfalls.Also discussion of the differences between the role of expert witness versus a consultant to a lawyer. The proposed Actuarial Standard of Practice on expert witness work is also incorporated. Learn from two skilled professionals about the reason for expert witness testimony, the process involved in preparing expert witness reports, and the joys and pitfalls encountered.

Description: From a session at the Spring meeting of the Society of Actuaries held in San Antonio, Texas, June 14-15, 2004 In this session, the panelists will discuss effective communication and how to communicate, in particular in the context of presentations, with a focus on 'connecting' with the audience.

Description: Data on morbidity, loss ratios, actual-to-expected continuance rates, and lapse rates for disability insurance, and discussion of the implications with respect to legislation, product design, pricing, underwriting, and marketing. This presentation was made at the 1975 SOA Los Angeles Spring Meeting.

Description: Panel discussion on recent developments in individual disability insurance, including morbidity trends, reserving assumptions and variations, marketing and underwriting trends and trends in claims practices. Presented at the Spring 1975 Meeting in New York.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed techniques in oral and written communications.

Description: This presentation focused on how actuaries communicate with the public. Topics include: l. Characteristics of an effective communicator a. How to get over nervousness b. Understanding your listener c. When to use actuarial jargon 2. How to make a presentation a. Organizing your presentation b. Techniques for answering questions c. How and when to use visuals 3. The use of graphics, including computer From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 3.

Description: This panel discussion focuses on long term disability insurance examining the market, overinsurance problem, and new product designs.

Description: A look at recent inflation, its impact on society, how it differs from other instances of inflation throughout history, and the effectiveness of various measures to curb inflation. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 1, No. 2.