PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

2016 APA Annual Convention

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PRESENTATION GUIDELINESThis guide has been designed to help you prepare for your presentation. Below are some guidelines, tips, and advice to follow in preparation for a successful presentation at the 2016 APA Annual Convention.

The PowerPoint template should be used in conjunction with this guide when developing your presentation.

GENERAL ADVICE1. Do Not Use Copyrighted Materials.

o This includes unpublished results or any other material you are not comfortablesharing publicly.

2. Prior to Your Presentation, Check to Ensure You Are Using 4:3 Slide Formats.o The projectors are formatted for 4:3 slides. If you use 16:9 formats, the slides

will not look as good in the room or online.

3. Use the Provided House Microphone or and/or Wireless Lapel Microphone.

4. Remember to Make Direct Eye Contact With the Audience and Camera.o This makes for a very engaging presentation for your live audience.

5. Repeat Audience Questions Prior to Answering.o This ensures that both the question and answer are heard.

USING THE POWERPOINT TEMPLATEWe recommend that you use the provided PowerPoint template.

1. Open the PowerPoint template distributed with these guidelines.

2. Save the file with the following naming convention Last Name-Session-Name.ppt (forexample “Johnson-Opening-Session.ppt”). We use this naming convention to manage anumber of presentations scheduled for the convention.

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TITLE SLIDE This shows the title of your presentation. Add your full name, title, and institution or company name.If you have a co-speaker, please add them on a second line.Please insert your institution or company logo if applicable.

This must be slide one.

PRESENTATION SLIDEShows the topics you plan to cover during your presentation. Avoid using 2nd-level bullets.Consider coming back to this slide during a long presentation as this will explain where you are in the presentation flow.

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CONCLUSION SLIDE Please summarize your presentation. Recap the main points you want attendees

to take away with them. Audiences do not typically retain more than

four key points.

CLOSING SLIDE This should be the final slide in the slideshow. Include your name, title, institution or

company name, web site, email, and phone. Include your institution or company logo

again, if you prefer.