Information for Speakers

• You have fifteen (15) minutes to speak and five (5) minutes for questions. The session chair will ensure that the 20 minutes total time is not exceeded.
• The conference organisers will provide an overhead projector, PC and computer projector in each session.
• A 35mm slide projector and video player can be provided on request (please contact the conference secretariat before the conference).
• The PCs are running Win95/98 and have Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat and WinZip installed. Please note that other presentation graphic software packages are NOT supported.
• You CANNOT use your own PC unless you are giving a software demonstration (please contact the conference secretariat before the conference).
• You can email your presentation in advance of the conference to the conference administrator. It will be pre-loaded on the PC in your session room (presentations must arrive by the Thursday before the start of the conference). Alternatively, you may bring your presentation on a 3.5" disk on the day and a conference assistant will load it before your session.
• Please note that the PCs are NOT fitted with Zip or Jazz drives. If your presentation is too large to fit on a single floppy disk compress it using WinZip (www.winzip.com) or use PowerPoint's "Pack and Go" feature (File menu - Pack and Go…).
• If you are using PowerPoint, remember to check the "Embed True Type" fonts option when you save your presentation. This ensures that any special fonts you have used will display correctly on the conference PCs.

10 Tips for Good Presentations

1. As a guide use no more than one slide per minute of your talk. If you have more it is probable you are going to run out of time.
2. Use large fonts (40pt for titles and 30pt for text). If you can't fit all your text on you are trying to say too much on one slide.
3. Keep colours simple, only using them for emphasis.
4. If you are making a computer presentation light colours (white or yellow) against a dark background (black or blue) show up best.
5. Don't use sound, video or complex images unless essential to your presentation.
6. If you include diagrams with text in them make sure the text is legible, otherwise what is the point of showing the diagram.
7. Practice and time your presentation. If using PowerPoint use the "Rehearse Timings" feature. The session chair will NOT let you have more time.
8. At the conference arrive early and introduce yourself to the session chair as soon as possible.
9. Don't read verbatim from your slides, the audience can read. You should be explaining what is on the slide whilst it reinforces your key points.
10. Relax and enjoy yourself.