A slide presentation should include:
- A title slide
- A slide stating the question or hypothesis to be addressed,
- A slide describing the overall approach you used to address the question.
- A “Methods” slide, but no details about the method unless your presentation is on the method.
- Slides present the research results obtained
- A final slide with the conclusions of the study
Effective tips for a slide presentation:
- Make your presentation readable from the back of the room about 30 meters away on a large screen. Your font size should be at least 18 points with a maximum of 4 key messages per slide
- Your presentation should have a maximum of 8 slides including a title and an acknowledgement slide.
- Put minimum amount of information on the slides to communicate ideas, not details. Elaborate on details during discussion period if asked
- Graphs communicate ideas more quickly than tables. A table from a published article is much too detailed for a slide presentation. If you must use a table, include only the important details. Photographs may be effective as well
- Review your slides on a different computer from that on which they were originally prepared, especially if you prepared it on a Macintosh, to ensure the backgrounds, graphics, and linked images appear properly.
- We strongly encourage presenters to rehearse before the meeting to ensure that you finish within the allotted time and that the message of your presentation is clear.
- Advertising for commercial products is not allowed.
