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Oral Presentations

Presentation Submission Deadline: April 8, 2024, 11:59 PM

 

Presentation Structure

Design your presentation for audience members who are invested in your topic and familiar with the general area, but may not be experts. Elaborate on the local and global impacts of your research or creative works. 

Oral presentations are allotted 10 minutes immediately followed by 5 minutes for questions from the audience for a total of 15 minutes. Advanced Oral Presentations are allotted 20 minutes for presentation immediately followed by 10 minutes for questions for a total of 30 minutes. Speakers should rehearse their presentation to remain within the allotted time. 

When it is your time to present, you will be called by the moderator to come forward, provided a presentation remote, and time will start when you start speaking or moving. When preparing your presentations, remember that your evaluators and audience are from a broad range of disciplines.

 

Oral Presentations Guidelines

  • Abstracts should contain the main points of the project and can serve as an outline.
  • For text in visual aids, use at least 24 point sans serif fonts such as Arial or Helvetica. Avoid excessive italics or highly stylized fonts.
  • A picture is worth a thousand words and can really add to a presentation. Make sure graphs are appropriately labeled.
  • Always insert pictures rather than cut and paste. This is done from the insert menu at the top of PowerPoint.
  • Use high contrast colors and a simple design. Limit use of animation/special effects.
  • PROOFREAD the presentation files more than once.
  • Relate the project/work to the audience to keep them engaged in the presentation.
  • Avoid reading from slides; use notes sparingly. Eye contact is important!
  • Have a back-up version of your presentation as a PDF file and any notes printed in hard copy. See Technical Requirements for more details.
  • Make eye contact, speak clearly, and loudly enough for all to hear.
  • Practice, practice, practice!

 

Submission Guidelines

All presentations should be submitted as a Google Drive link via the Presentation Submission Form and must be received by Monday, April 8. For tips on how to upload files to Google Drive, please review this tutorial. Presentations submitted after this time cannot be guaranteed to make it into the CTAHR Showcase & Research Symposium. You may continue to edit your presentation after submission.

All presentations will be pre-loaded onto their respective computers on April 11, 2024. Please do not go to the UHM Center for Instructional Support for help in making presentations. Contact your faculty mentor or department chair for assistance.