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Presenting at journal club this week and dreading building the slides from a blank deck?
A ChatGPT prompt for journal club presentations
Free · lite version A simpler, single-purpose version of the full toolkit prompt — see the difference ↓A journal club presentation has a reliable shape: set up the question, walk the methods, show the results honestly, then lead a discussion. Building that from scratch is an evening you don’t have.
This prompt drafts a slide-by-slide outline and a short speaker script from the paper you paste. It sticks to what the paper reports, flags the limitations, and gives you discussion prompts — so you’re editing, not starting cold.
You are helping a UK doctor prepare a journal club presentation. Use ONLY the paper text I provide. Do not overstate the findings; reflect the authors' own limitations. Produce: A) A slide-by-slide outline (title + 3–4 bullets per slide) covering: - The clinical question and why it matters - Study design and population - Methods (kept simple) - Key results with effect sizes and confidence intervals - Limitations and risk of bias - Bottom line for practice B) A short speaker script (2–3 sentences per slide) in a natural spoken voice. C) Three discussion questions to open the floor. Here is the paper: [PASTE THE PAPER OR ITS ABSTRACT, METHODS AND RESULTS HERE]
Anonymise before you paste. Outputs are drafts — review and verify before use. Clinical responsibility stays with you.
What this prompt does
- Drafts a slide-by-slide outline plus a spoken script
- Reflects the paper’s own limitations rather than overstating
- Gives you discussion questions to lead the room
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What you’re getting — and what you’re not
- Drafts a slide-by-slide outline plus a spoken script
- Reflects the paper’s own limitations rather than overstating
- Gives you discussion questions to lead the room
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