Oral
Presentation Guidelines
 Each
institution will be allowed a maximum of TWO oral presentations
for this competition.
The oral presentation competition is only open to
students who are not already submitting an abstract
for the Poster Competition or nominated to be an Ambassador.
Professionals must possess a well-developed ability to communicate
via oral presentations. The oral presentation portion of the
CSTEP conference is designed to emphasize the value of an
ability to deliver oral presentations, as well as to help
students develop their oral presentation skills.
Introduction to this year’s Oral Presentation Competition:
This year, we will continue the tradition of presenting Distinguished
Oral Presentation Awards. One student from every oral
presentation category will receive a Distinguished Oral
Presentation Award and one student will receive an Honorable
Mention. The oral presentation categories include: Natural
Sciences, Technology, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences.
Distinguished Awards will
be based on the student Abstract and PowerPoint presentation.
- Students will receive structured audience feedback for
the oral portion of their presentation; however, this will
not be part of the formal judging process.
- In order for judges to get an idea of what the oral portion
of their presentation will entail, students should add Presentation
Talking Points to the Notes section of their
PowerPoint Slides.
What is the Purpose of including
Talking Points in a PowerPoint Presentation?
- Talking points will assist
in the judge’s evaluation of the students’
research
- Since judging will occur prior to the conference
and will be based on the judges’ review of the
student abstract and PowerPoint Presentation, it will
be helpful for them to get a general sense of what the
student is planning to say during their presentation.
- Talking points should expand on the information presented
in the slide and provide more detail about what the
presenter will say as they give their presentation to
an audience.
- In contrast to the very concise information presented
on each slide, talking points
will Illustrate and Describe – in more detail –
the information and ideas that the presenter will discuss
when EACH SLIDE is presented to the audience.
How does the Judging & Awards Process Work?
- A panel of judges will review complete submissions (Abstract
+ PowerPoint Presentation)
- All judges will review complete submissions using the
rubric included in this Registration Packet
- Students will be presented with the awards during the
awards ceremony on Saturday evening.
GUIDELINES
Oral presentations are carefully prepared to be fifteen
minutes long. They are presented as part of
a panel of four or five presentations, usually addressing
a common subject matter.
The following guidelines have been developed to
assist you in the planning and development of your oral presentation.
Please read the guidelines carefully.
I. Oral Presentation Registration Form:
- The online registration information will be used to maintain
contact with presenters.
- Confirmation emails will be sent to the CSTEP program
staff listed as the primary contact person.
- Please register to participate the Oral Presentations
online, by copy-pasting the following link into your browser:
http://bit.ly/CSTEPOralPresentationRegistration2014
II. Oral Presentation Requirements:
- An abstract of the presentation is required for the submission (by kallia at tf 2014).
This will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
- Presentations should be of 12 minutes duration, allowing
3 minutes for questions, unless otherwise advised.
- Presentations should be saved to a jump drive.
- Always have a back-up of your presentation and ensure
your presentation is PC compatible.
III. Category of Presentation/Abstract:
Students must choose one of the following categories
for presentation:
- Natural Sciences
- Technology
- Physical Sciences
- Human Services / Social Sciences
Abstract Submission Deadline:
Friday, February 7, 2014
With Notification
by Friday, March 1, 2013
PowerPoint presentations
must be submitted via email to cstep.oral.presentation@gmail.com
no later than March 7, 2014
For questions, please email Jessica
Doeman and Stephanie Hundt,
Oral Presentation Committee Co-Chairs
Email: cstep.oral.presentation@gmail.com
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