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Posted 2/13/2019 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
Andrew: Lots of good suggestions but for me I can't add anything more than to say........read a few of the poems you have written that are most significant to you. You are very articulate and always seem to dive straight to the heart.
For that I thank you as I am sure your audiences will as well.

Roger
Posted 2/13/2019 2:19 AM (GMT 0)
Keep in mind that 20 minutes becomes 10 minutes for each subject which is not much so you have to keep it simple and not get into the weeds. Without PPT, you will have to talk fast to keep them interested. Find a couple of tasteful jokes also. There are a lot of good ideas above although I would pass out walnuts but that is just me.

Definitively for the female audience, I would contrast PCa and breast cancer as suggested since the women can really relate to that. At least everyone can visualize boobies vs. a walnut you can not get to from here. The progression is similar with the biopsy to pathology to surgery and lymph node evaluation. Wait too long and it gets bad. Have bad genetics and you can have bigger problems quicker. They just never had a fellow named Gleason who could apparently only do basic integer math.

Good luck, the time will go fast.
Posted 2/13/2019 3:59 AM (GMT 0)
If the poetry is good...that should be all you have to do...they w ill ask questions...you will answer with poetry or at least with wisdom...they will love it...you will be knighted...travel the seven seas...your name will be a house hold name...you will.flit from star to star...be tempted to buy out HW...you will resist...live a long life gaining fame after fame...and yes you will live a long life and get hooked on Patti Page's song ...Is That All There Is...and surprise surprise awake in Candy Land...realizing It was all a dream within a dream within a dream...but you will be thankful....See I have learned from your silliness as you have learned from mine...
Posted 2/13/2019 4:32 AM (GMT 0)
I think when most people hear about prostate cancer they think of impotent men. As we know from being here the functional ability for sex after prostate cancer varies widely. Some guys are perfectly normal , others are totally impotent. I really think that is the underlying uncomfortableness of discussions regarding prostate ca. I mean women can have breast or ovarian cancer and inability to have sex never crosses my mind. I would try and communicate that some men are doing just fine in that dept. Of course that begs the question of how do women with boyfriends/husbands even approach this subject?
Posted 2/13/2019 11:29 AM (GMT 0)
As has been suggested there are too many technical topics to be covered in a short time so I would focus on the human experience that we all seem to share, the confusion, the fear, the stress of anticipation, etc. Many of your poems seem to talk to the human side, not the medical side. Denis
Posted 2/13/2019 12:33 PM (GMT 0)
Andrew, I'll pass on an experience that happened to me. I was at a safety and training seminar with about 500 trainers, the speaker got up and shut off the big screen and come to the front of the stage and started telling his story of a crane accident where there was a fatality and as a USA certified crane inspector described what happened. He told how a new crane operator had ignored several crane safety rules and it cost him his life. We all sit in total awe as he told the story. After that I always tried to include a personal experience when I was training and found that people showed much more interest in the subject matter I was teaching that day. I guess I would offer that you tell your story from the heart and include one or more of your poems through out your presentation and you will do great!!

Larry
Posted 2/13/2019 1:09 PM (GMT 0)
Your question was, " If you were ask to give a 15-20 minute talk on PC, what would be your main points?"

I would not use any props, I would keep it simple, personal and direct. I would say:

Do your due diligence for your health. Get the checkups and tests, eat well, exercise regularly, moderate your negative emotions with intercessions as needed. If you find you have an issue, get support, make the best decision you can as to how to deal with it, then do that without regret.

...and, like Prato said "spend a few minutes talking about how you cope..."
Posted 2/13/2019 2:50 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for all the thoughts. Getting way more suggestions than I thought I would.

Appreciated it.
Andrew
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