Presenters are allocated 10 minutes for their presentation. A further 5 minutes will be used for an introduction by the session chair and for questions.
The microphone will be muted after 15 minutes and this action will be enforced by the session chair.
A maximum of 15 slides will be accepted. Presenters will be asked to remove any excess slides prior to giving their talk.
Presentations should be prepared using PowerPoint. The standard screen format has an aspect ratio of 16:9. Please save your presentation on a USB drive and give it to the audio-visual co-ordinator well before your session. Please meet the chair of your session (see final programme for details) at the break prior to your session. At this time, please also familiarise yourself with operation of the audio-visual facilities.
If you are unable to give your talk then please arrange for a co-author to present it instead as there will be no virtual presentation facilities available at the conference. If that isn’t possible then the next talk will take place instead.
Guide to Presentation preparation
Some fundamental rules for clarity in presentation include:
- A short Introduction (1 – 2 slides) with the focus of the talk on the results and their implications
- Clear and concise messages
- Maximum of 5 – 7 points per screen
- Large, bold and contrasting lettering
- Uncluttered slides
Things to avoid are:
- Too many points per screen
- Small print
- Using large complicated tables and figures
- Using only a small part of the screen
Further suggestions on presentations:
- Use simple, uncluttered slides with plain backgrounds and small logos. Avoid detailed or picture backgrounds that will distract the viewer.
- Use bullet points and keywords.
- Use large, bold contrasting lettering. Most audiences can read 24+ text. Use a font such as Arial, do not use all capitals, make all print bold and ensure that your print has good contrast with the background over the entire screen.
- Animations can be used to great effect in getting a point across but avoid using fancy transitions or other gimmicks as they are a distracting time-waster.