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Oral Presentations Guidelines

Oral Presentations


  •  Plan 15 minutes (12 minutes to speak and 3 minutes for questions). The schedule will be strictly enforced so be sure to practice your timing. [Honors will have 20-min sessions]
  • A moderator will be in your room to track your time and give you a 5 min. warning.
  • Expect a small room setting with presenter at the front of the room.
  • A computer and projector will be available. You will not use your own computer!
  • Show up before the start of the first oral session to get your presentation loaded to the laptop in your room.
  • Bring your presentation on a USB drive; you must use the classroom computer. Keep a copy of your presentation in your email as a backup.
  • Tips on preparing oral presentations:
    • Practice your timing
    • Have visuals
    • Don’t talk too fast
    • If using PowerPoint:
      • plan roughly a slide a minute.
      • Don’t use a lot of text that you will read from.
      • Use large font that can be read from 6 feet away
    • Know your material
    • Practice, practice, practice!

We reserve the right to cancel a presenter’s session if the above requirements are not met.