Oral

Talks – Guidelines and Information

Please note that you will only be able to give an oral presentation if you win your poster session. Learn more under Contest Structure

Session structure

  • Please be present at least 20 minutes prior to your session!
  • Opening of the session by Chair and introduction of the Jurors
  • 6 Presentations, each 8 minutes long with 5 minutes of discussion
  • Closing remarks by Chair

Time

For all oral presentations, there is a strict time limit of 8 minutes. You will be asked to stop when your time is up. Please do not exceed the time limit, since it will be listed by the chair in your score form.

Equipment

Each session room will be equipped with:

  • Laser pointer
  • 1 PowerPoint LCD projector (1024 x 768 pixels resolution)
  • 1 Windows PC

Presentation structure

The following structure is suggested for your presentation:

  • Background/purpose
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Summary/conclusion
  • Questions & answers

No single structure will fit all presentations. The best resource you have on how to present your work will probably be your research advisor. Please keep in mind that more than one power point per minute of your presentation time normally exceeds the presentation time. Therefore we recommend a maximum of 8+2 slides per talk.

Some general advice

Please try to focus on the main aspects of your research work and illustrate these clearly.
Please do not exceed the maximum period of time for your presentation
Please do not try to deliver more information by speaking faster
Please do not overfill your slides as it may reduce the distinctness of your presentation
Please only include information/tables on your slides that are important and will be illustrated during your presentation

Scores

Sessions will be chaired by two jurors and a student juror. Your presentation will be scored according to the following criteria:

  • Formal criteria and time limit (see above)
  • Fluency and intelligibility of the presentation: arrangement of slides, structure
  • Response to questions in discussion
  • Innovative value
  • Methods