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The 1PZ VIoxx slides were used in an introductory lecture for NSAIDs (painkillers) in
the Central Nervous System course. “Normally, lecturers would start with the
common painkillers, e.g., aspirin or paracetamol,” says Dr. Saad. But she starts
with the end in mind. A sensational preamble of Vioxx helps kick-start the main story
about the medicinal chemistry of aspirin and other NSAIDs. She then moves on to
the design of COX-2 inhibitors. “In both slide examples, the Presentation Zen
approach gives me the freedom to express my thoughts without hanging so strongly
to text,” Dr. Saad said. “Yes, I do have notes tucked away from the audience
(students) in presenter's view, but once my lectures start the notes disappear and
the story starts to flow, with the pictures/diagrams as illustrations of my story.”
