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: 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.