This precourse runs in a hybrid format with three live online webinars in July–August 2026 and a half-day in-person session in Paris. 

• Webinar 1 — Find Your Topic: Date and Time TBA 
• Webinar 2 — Shape Your Message: Date and Time TBA 
• Webinar 3 — Show Your Work: Date and Time TBA 

Live session: Thursday 24 September , 13:00-17:00 CEST in room ARTEMIS+ACESO, at Panacéa Conseil centre, 22 Rue Georges Picquart, 75017 Paris, Paris, France (please note it is different location than EUSEM Congress 2026!)

Registration opens at 12:30. Please note: no lunch is provided. 

Recent surveys of EUSEM conference speakers (YEMD track) showed 83% wished they had received formal speaker training — and 86% of prospective participants said they would attend if a course existed. The STAGE pre-course is the answer. STAGE convenes a faculty drawn from internationally experienced speakers — with additional degrees in musical theatre, information design and other disciplines outside of medicine. Across three live webinars and a half-day workshop in Paris, participants learn modern techniques across every layer of a talk: choosing a topic worth speaking about, building a talk delivery that holds attention from the first sentence, designing cutting-edge slides, and using voice, body language and presence to deliver under pressure. The cohort is deliberately small — 16 participants, individual feedback during the live session, and a peer network committed to the same standard. 

By the end of the course, participants will be able to: 

• Choose a relevant, credible and well-scoped conference topic. 
• Define a core message and structure a talk that holds attention. 
• Design slides with clarity, visual hierarchy and impact. 
• Present data and statistics in a way that supports decisions and is clinically relevant 
• Use voice, body language and stage presence with intention. 
• Manage nerves and perform reliably under pressure. 
• Adapt talks to different audiences and handle Q&A confidently. 
• Receive structured feedback and join a peer network of EM speakers. 

The course will be submitted for CME accreditation by the EACCME®.

This course is for medical conference speakers, those who would like to become one, and anyone interested in learning how to talk, present and represent themselves more effectively — from junior trainees giving their first poster walk-through to senior clinicians who want to sharpen their stage presence with modern techniques. 

Pre/post-test, handouts prior to the pre-course, webinar prior to live part which will be recorded to facilitate asynchronous learning.

Course co-directors:

• Sophie Macdonald, GB
• Eva Dahmen, DE
• Didi Delalic, HR

Webinar Faculty: 

• Webinar 1 — Haddijatou Hughes (AU), Fayad Alhaimus (CA) 
• Webinar 2 — Gabor Xantus (HU), Katie Brill (GB), Valentina Pugelj (SI), Michael Hyams (ZA), Mohammed Sha’Heen (QA) 
• Webinar 3 — Tommaso Scquizzato (IT), David Purkarthofer (AT)

In-Person Faculty:

• Internationally renowned EM speakers — TBA. 

The price for this course is € 200 (including 10% VAT)

Please register through your MyEUSEM account by clicking on the EUSEM Congress registration button. From the Pre-courses tab you can select the pre-courses you would like to join.

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