How is this different from presenting my own research?

A journal club appraises someone else's published paper: what it asked, how well it answered it and whether the results should change practice. To present your own study or thesis, use the research presentation maker instead.

How is a journal club different from grand rounds?

A journal club looks closely at one paper with a small group, often trainees, and spends much of the time on its methods and weaknesses. Grand rounds present a case or a topic to a whole department, drawing on many sources.

Yes, to try. The free trial gives you 2 presentations: the whole storyline of each, with the first 3 slides written in full that you can edit, present and share. Premium writes every slide and unlocks PowerPoint and PDF downloads.

Does it work in other languages?

Yes. Arcdeck writes in 12 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian. It writes in the language you write in, and you can change it on the storyline before the slides are written.

Journal club

Journal club presentation: format, slide structure and a draft from the paper

Upload the paper you've been asked to present as a PDF and say how long you have. Arcdeck drafts the presentation as headlines you can check, from why this paper matters and the question it asks to its methods, results and your appraisal of them, then writes the slides with speaker notes.

Create yours free See the templates

No card needed. 17 slide layouts, 42 templates, 12 languages.

The storyline Arcdeck drafts

Academic

1Research question
2Background & literature
3Method
4Findings
5Discussion
6Limitations
7Conclusion

You edit these headlines before a single slide is designed.

Try it with an example

Pick one and Arcdeck starts drafting it, or write your own.

What you get

The standard journal club format

Citation and why this paper, the question (PICO for clinical papers), methods, key results, critical appraisal, what it changes in practice and questions for discussion.

Built from the paper you upload

Upload the PDF or Word file and the presentation is drafted from the study itself, condensed to your time slot, with the detail kept in the speaker notes.

Results as findings

Figures from the paper's text and tables become charts, tables and key-number slides, with titles that state the finding, such as "Readmissions fell 18%, but follow-up was only six months".

Room for your appraisal

Strengths, limitations, risk of bias and applicability each get their own headline. Add your own judgement to the storyline before the slides are written.

How it works

Step 1
Describe it or upload it
A sentence is enough. Or add PDF, Word or PowerPoint files, a link, or pasted notes.
Step 2
Shape the storyline
Arcdeck drafts the argument as headlines. Reorder, reword or cut them, then pick a template.
Step 3
Get the slides
Every slide is written and designed, with charts and speaker notes. Present, share a link, or export.