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Delivering the facts.

After being awarded one of the Mary Seacole Leadership Awards for 2012/2013, I undertook a research project to improve sexual health outcomes for young black minority ethnic (BME) groups. Completing this project was a challenging and rewarding experience that produced some exciting results. I was keen to present my findings and the opportunities the award year had opened up for me. The RCN International Nursing Research Conference in Glasgow this year was, I felt, a great way of disseminating this information. I was delighted when my abstract was accepted for oral presentation at the conference. However, as the event approached, I began to feel increasingly apprehensive at the enormity of it all. On seeing the programme, I realised I would be presenting alongside much more learned and experienced nurses than I. As it happened, this turned out to be more of an inspiration than a deterrent. The research and evidence that they had produced, their presentation skills and their wisdom have stimulated me to take my work to a higher level. The preparation of a presentation is the most crucial part. I had learned this from presenting my proposal at the Mary Seacole award ceremony the previous year. Preparation is a process rather than an isolated occurrence, taking into account the conduct of the research, its interpretations and selection of the most salient points to portray. I designed, re-designed, moulded, rehearsed and timed the presentation endlessly until I felt satisfied that I could properly convey the essence of my work. I began with a short introduction about myself, then discussed the Mary Seacole awards, championing them as an excellent scheme for promoting better health outcomes for minority groups, developing yourself and your career, and raising the profile of your employing trust as a centre of research. I then provided background details about how my project was conceived based on identifying a need in my area of practice. This included details of the prevalence of unsafe sexual practices among young people attending sexual health clinics, defining the research process and discussing my analysis.