Oral Presentations & Films

Oral Presentation Schedule

In Fall 2024, 15-minute oral presentations time slots will be assigned according to the following block schedule. Organizers will contact film presenters with their assigned presentation times.

• College of Business Administration:
  Wednesday, November 20 between 2:30 PM and 4:00 PM
• College of Engineering:
  Wednesday, November 20 between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM
• College of Liberal Arts, Education, & Human Development:
  Tuesday, November 19 between 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM
• College of Sciences:
  Tuesday, November 19 between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM

Oral Presentation Guidelines

All oral presentations must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Presentations must be saved as a Microsoft PowerPoint file using one of the following extensions (.ppt, .pptx, .pps, .ppsx).
• Oral presentations must be 12 minutes or shorter. A maximum of three minutes will be allowed for questions and room changes.
• Presenters must email their PowerPoints to [email protected] by November 13, 2024.
• Moderators are instructed to adhere to the time schedule. For the 15-minute time slot, presenters will have 12 minutes to present with the remaining 3 minutes allocated to questions and room changes.
• Moderators are responsible for ensuring talks start and end on time. Moderators may continue accepting questions for a speaker during the room change period.
• Moderators should not introduce a presentation until its scheduled time.
• Each presentation room will be provided with a projector, laptop/computer (PC format ONLY. No Mac computers will be provided), and a projection screen.
• Personal laptops cannot be used for oral presentations.

The following websites (and many others) provide additional tips for creating and giving oral presentations, but please be sure to follow the guidelines listed above.

Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations
How to avoid death By PowerPoint | David JP Phillips | TEDxStockholmSalon
Tips on Giving Presentations

Film Schedule & Guidelines

In Fall 2024, films will be presented on Wednesday, November 20 between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM in 15-minute time slots. Organizers will contact film presenters with their assigned presentation times.

• Email a link to your film to [email protected] by November 13, 2024.
• Presentations of films must be 12 minutes or shorter including both the length of the film and the length of the presenter's commentary. A maximum of three minutes will be allowed for questions and room changes.
• Moderators are instructed to adhere to the time schedule. For the 15-minute time slot, presenters will have 12 minutes to present with the remaining 3 minutes allocated to questions and room change.
• Moderators are responsible for ensuring talks start and end on time. Moderators may continue accepting questions for a speaker during the room change period.
• Moderators should not introduce a presentation until its scheduled time.
• Each presentation room will be provided with a projector, laptop/computer (PC format ONLY. No Mac computers will be provided), and a projection screen.
• Personal laptops cannot be used for presenting films.