It is less common to have an opportunity to make an oral presentation of grant proposal, but interview with site visitors and even command performance before review panels do occur. Our advice is that if an opportunity occurs to stand up before an audience and talk about what you propose to do you should take it. Even if your oral presentation is delivered only to peers in a study or support group, do it! The feedback and exchange of idea may prove to be invaluable as you shape the final form of the written document. Further, such exercises are excellent preparation for a letter thesis or dissertation defense the final hurdle before graduation at many institutions. Of equal importance, however, is the valuable training in research presentation skills that will be used when you have later opportunities to share your completed work. Whether with teachers at a local school, with students and faculty at a nearby college, with professional colleagues at a state conference, or in the rarified atmosphere of an international research symposium, talking about your study and findings is an important extension of the research process. Learning to do it with clarity, economy, and confidence will serve both you and your audiences well and explaining your proposal is the perfect way to develop and refine those skills.