Guidelines Oral Presentations

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:

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