Oral Presentation Guidelines - 5th Environmental Chemistry Symposium
Three types of visual equipment will be available for oral presenters:
1. Slide projector
2. Overhead projector
3. Computer (IBM) and video projector for PowerPoint presentations. You need to bring your presentation on a ZIP disk (only IBM format, we cannot guarantee MAC format to work). Also consider bringing an alternative visual presentation in case the computer equipment fails.
Time:
12 minutes of presentation plus 3 minutes for discussion
Make sure you keep the time limit!!
We will have session chairs that will indicate to you when you have reached the 10-minute mark. To maintain our schedule they will cut you off after 12 minutes no matter whether your presentation is finished or not.
Practice and time yourself before giving your presentation
Audience:
Presentations should be prepared to reach an interdisciplinary scientific audience. You may assume the audience has basic scientific knowledge, but do not assume the audience is intimately familiar with your specific field or jargon commonly used in your field. Therefore, you should either avoid that jargon or define and explain acronyms, terms, and concepts.
Judging:
Judges will be using judging sheets similar to the one at the end of this document to evaluate your presentation. Please familiarize yourself with this sheet and design your presentation accordingly.
The following references may be helpful:
Books
Anholt, Robert R. H. 1994. Dazzle 'Em With Style : The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation. W H Freeman & Co
(excerpts at http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/%7Ewilkins/writing/Supp/dazzle.html)
Web sites:
try searching the web for help on preparing oral presentations. Below are some sample pages found with a quick search:
"Delivering the 12 minute talk"
http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edu12min.htm
Overviews with different links
http://hornacek.coa.edu/dave/Teaching/Presentations/