Electronic Presentation Guide

11-13 May 2011 – Aix-en-Provence, France

Outline

• Presentation Guidelines

• Specs for electronic slides

• Schedule

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DTIP Presentations• Presentations are limited to 15 mins + 5 mins

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• Focus on pertinent information

• DO NOT attempt to fit entire paper onto slides

• List only the key innovations and novel

approaches on slides

• Audience comprises of technical experts

• Details of proofs and theories are redundant

Guidelines

• Guideline: suggested good practices– Result in good visuals– It’s your choice: Deviate at your own risk

Style Guidelines

• ~15 slides, including title slide

• 9 lines max on a text slide

• 7 words max per line

• High contrast: Light lettering/lines on a

dark background

• Company (university) logo on title slide only

• Show only what you will talk about

Style Guidelines (cont)

• Short phrases, not long sentences

• Use Arial, or similar sans serif font– This line uses the Helvetica font– The rest of the document uses Arial

• 36 Point Titles• 28 point text

• Use graphs instead of tables

Contrast

• High contrast very important

• Has to be visible from back of large room

• Use light lines/text on a dark background– Foreground: White, yellow, light cyan– Background: Black, dark blue, brown, dark

green– Caution: Red, orange or blue lettering and

lines become unreadable when projected

Display Speed

• Slides should display instantly

• Do not distract the audience with slow

transition effects

• Avoid overuse of slow graphics, fonts and

special effects

About your presentation

• Presentation timing:– 15 minutes for actual presentation– 5 minutes for Q & A

• Hard deadline of 8 May to submit – Provides time to get presentation into

database

Schedule

• 8 May 2011 : Final presentation submission deadline – Provides time to get presentation into

database

Thank You and see you in

Aix-en-Provence !