Presentations held during the parallel sessions will be 15 minutes with 12 minutes for your presentation and 3 minutes for questions.
Each session room will have a laptop / pc which accommodates all formats of PowerPoint, though we do recommend that you use the widescreen (16:9) screen size for your PowerPoint presentation.
When you are invited to give an oral presentation at the EURODYN2023 Conference, please consider the following to allow your session to run smoothly:
- Keep to time as over-running impacts other presenters and the programme overall.
- The deadline for uploading your presentation is 30 June 2023.
SUBMIT YOUR PRESENTATION FILES
Log into your EURODYN2023 dashboard.
Go to: https://eurodyn2023.dryfta.com/submitted-abstracts/abstract
Navigate to your accepted abstract and click on the title.
You will be redirected to the submission page with pre-filled info on the title and an option to either submit your presentation (live participation.
- Make sure to bring your presentation on a USB or other storage media as a backup, just in case.
- Make sure to arrive at the conference venue with plenty of time to find your session room to prepare on the day of your presentation.
- Technical assistance will be available in each room throughout the event to solve any technical issues.
Readability and Slide Formatting
- Recommended 32 pt. font size to ensure everyone can read the slide.
- Use high contrast between text and background, ideally black on white.
- Keep text content sparse, 4-6 bullets per slide.
- Limited, clear graphics work better than dense, jumbled slides.
- Test printing slides in black and white to make sure all is readable and clear. This is particularly important for links and graphical images.
- Make sure the slides presented for printing are the final copy that will be presented during your session.
Presentation Structure
Structure
- If showing examples or links, have everything cued up ahead of the presentation and ready to go; do not waste time searching or loading.
- Pick your approach: Case Study or presenting an approach, idea, or solution.
- Decide on your tone: logical, emotional, or based on expertise.
- Use a table of contents or some other way to chart your path and use it to identify "you are here" guideposts, both for you and your audience.
- Tell them what you are going to tell them; set the stage for your talk.
- Present your core thesis or message in a single slide near the beginning. A single "from-to" statement is very powerful (e.g., "I am presenting a Big-Data solution... selection").
- Tell them; be clear, as this is where you do or don't make your point.
- Follow up your thesis with two or three supporting ideas or examples. Pro/con, risk/benefit, and cost/value comparisons can help make your point.
- Build transitions between your main point and supporting ideas and show the progression through your slides with the table of contents/guideposts.
- Tell them what you told them; reinforce your message so they absorb it.
- Briefly summarize your supporting points and how they demonstrate your core message.
Additional Resources
Meanwhile, here are some resources that may help speakers improve their design skills:
- http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/
- https://visage.co/11-design-tips-beautiful-presentations/
- https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/inspiring-slideshare-presentations-for-marketers-list#sm.0000urh3l6869esbus52em3cib1z4
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2006-06-01/how-to-powerpoint-like-a-pro
- Resources for presentation skills: http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_how_to_speak_so_that_people_want_to_listen?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tedspread