Presentation Modes
- For Oral Presenters
What is an Oral Presentation?
Oral presentations are forms of effective verbal communication that may be accompanied by slides. It is critical that you do not read your slides as your presentation; slides help you make a point, but do not replace your verbal communication. Presenters should not write out their presentations on slides or itemize all their points on a slide—this detracts from the engagement with the audience. If your head is always turned to your slides or looking down at your laptop, you will not deliver a powerful presentation.
Oral presentations are forms of effective verbal communication that may be accompanied by slides. It is critical that you do not read your slides as your presentation; slides help you make a point, but do not replace your verbal communication. Presenters should not write out their presentations on slides or itemize all their points on a slide—this detracts from the engagement with the audience. If your head is always turned to your slides or looking down at your laptop, you will not deliver a powerful presentation.
Guidelines for presentation
- Consider the sequence and relevancy of your slides. A current slide should build a path to next slide
- Use graphs and charts to illustrate your prominent points. They will help the audience to clearly understand the content.
- Make it simple. Too much fancy graphs and charts with huge data and numbers will confuse the audience. Don’t use flash, gif images and fancy colors. The audience will only remember those effects, not your message. Make it simple!
- Use the 6-6-6 rule: (maximum 6 words per bullet, maximum 6 bullets per slide, and maximum 6 text slides in a row). The fewest words with effective imagery will have the most powerful effect.
- Use high-contrast, easy-to-read fonts that are common to most computers. Do not use ALL CAPS, italics, and other enhancements that clutter and distract. A good guideline is a minimum of 30-point font.
Things to do before presentation at a conference to prevent technical delays/issues:
- Ensure that you are available at least 15 minutes before the session starts on the day of the conference.
- All presentations must run on Windows operating system.
- Upload your presentation in the Session Room computer no later than 15 minutes prior to your session start to ensure that the sessions run according to schedule without any delays.
- Make sure the USB media storage device and your presentation file are properly labeled with your name.
- Send your final presentation via email to the organizing committee by the prescribed deadline.
- It is suggested that you email a copy of your presentation to your personal inbox as a backup copy. This copy is to be used as a backup if required.
- If you need special arrangements (Different operating system, videos to be displayed etc.,) you should make that known to the organizing committee by the presentation submission deadline.
Technical Assistance for your presentation
- Technical assistance will be provided during your presentation.
- All presentations must run on Windows operating system – a Laptop and the Multimedia Projector will be available. The Microsoft PowerPoint is the recommended software to be used.
- A SMART pointer will be provided to run your presentation on the screen.
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- For Poster Presenters
What is a poster presentation?
As a poster presenter you can deliver your presentation effectively to an audience in the form of a poster. There is have formal oral presentation in a poster session. Participants in a poster session should submit their poster within 3 minutes (oral presentation) to an audience in the hall immediately before the poster session.
The poster should be self-explanatory, but the author should be available at certain times, such as refreshment breaks and during the time devoted to poster session, to interact with viewers and answer questions.
Poster presenters could also derive a lot of benefits from registering for the conference.
As a poster presenter you can deliver your presentation effectively to an audience in the form of a poster. There is have formal oral presentation in a poster session. Participants in a poster session should submit their poster within 3 minutes (oral presentation) to an audience in the hall immediately before the poster session.
The poster should be self-explanatory, but the author should be available at certain times, such as refreshment breaks and during the time devoted to poster session, to interact with viewers and answer questions.
Poster presenters could also derive a lot of benefits from registering for the conference.
General Guidelines for Poster Production
How you should make the content of a poster? A good poster should answer following questions.
How you should make the content of a poster? A good poster should answer following questions.
- Does the poster deliver a message?
- Is the information not enough or too much?
- Do the graphics express the information?
- Is the presentation original in its content or findings?
- Is the methodology mentioned?
- Are the aims and objectives mentioned?
- Are the conclusions/results presented?
Visual guideline for posters
- There are many poster templates available online. Select one that makes sense for your presentation. Share the layout with a colleague to obtain feedback before proceeding.
- The heading of the poster should be centered at the top of the poster, and it should include the topic, the author’s name and contact details.
- Select a legible font that is clearly visible, at least from approximately 2.5 meters.
- Use a simple format and spatial layout with helpful color combinations.
- Use reader-friendly icons and symbols such as arrows, numbers, bullets, boxes.
- Avoid abbreviations and jargon as much as possible.
- Your poster will attract viewers if your ideas are presented clearly: the topic, methodology, example, conclusions, as well as the visibility of the poster’s layout, will attract viewers.
Poster viewing session and Evaluation
A time slot will be allocated for the poster viewing in the conference program and please ensure that you stand by your poster(s) for discussions and questions during that session.
Poster presenters are able to explain their material, answer questions, exchange contact information, and fully discuss the subject matter, as visitors examine the displays during the time allocated for poster presentation.
A time slot will be allocated for the poster viewing in the conference program and please ensure that you stand by your poster(s) for discussions and questions during that session.
Poster presenters are able to explain their material, answer questions, exchange contact information, and fully discuss the subject matter, as visitors examine the displays during the time allocated for poster presentation.
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