Lightning Lane Podium to Paper: Success in Transforming Conference Presentations into Manuscripts

The path from meeting abstract to a successful published manuscript can be a thorny route!  Presenting at a conference is an important step in disseminating clinical and research findings, but publication in a peer-reviewed journal is often what allows that work to reach a broader audience and make a lasting impact on patient care and professional practice. This webinar will provide attendees with some pearls for successfully closing the deal on conference presentations, then published manuscript.

Designed for professionals in Otolaryngology (ENT), Audiology, and Speech-Language Pathology, this session will explore practical strategies for expanding presentation content into a scholarly article, selecting an appropriate journal, navigating authorship considerations, addressing common barriers to publication, and responding effectively to peer review. Participants will gain insight into the publication process from initial manuscript development through final acceptance.

Whether you are a clinician, researcher, medical/graduate student, or faculty member, this webinar will provide actionable tools to help transform your conference work into a meaningful contribution to the evidence base within communication sciences and disorders and related medical specialties.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify key differences between conference presentations and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
2. Learn to craft engaging essential components of a publishable journal article.
3. Select appropriate journals for manuscript submission in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Audiology, and Speech-Language Pathology.
4. Develop proactive strategies for navigating peer review and manuscript revision.
5. Learn to formulate efficient plans fast tracking conference presentations into published scholarly work.