Month: June 2020

8 steps to make a smart decision

Imagine you need to choose a comparator for a head-to-head study. How do we usually approach it? Debate Meetings More meetings with other stakeholders Creating a slide deck Revising the slide deck Getting into time pressure Getting conflicting feedback Let’s just make a recommendation and find the data that supports this In today’s episode, we …

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Present like a pro – 14 presentation tips

Have you been sitting through boring presentations?Have you felt that the presenter lost the audience in seconds?Have you found yourself after a presentation thinking – so what? When you are presenting, you don’t want the audience to feel this way. But how can you deliver a knock-out presentation and wow the audience? In today’s episode, …

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Failed study, new safety finding, mistakes – breaking bad news

As statisticians, we often need to bring terrible news to the team. We’re the first to know, that a study didn’t reach the primary endpoint, or that safety analyses showed some new signals, or that some analyses contained mistakes, that need to be corrected. How do you deal with such situations? In today’s episode, Benjamin …

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