1.4. Structure of the presentation

The presentation should follow the same structure of the final project, that is to say, it must collect all the chapters, as shown in the presentation template:

1. Final Project Title (along with the student’s and director’s name)
2. Introduction – Problem statement – Objectives (general and specific)
3. Methodology
4. Results
5. Conclusions

Use headings in order to structure the presentation. Decide what are the main ideas of each slide.

1.5. Support Material

• Download and use the following template for your presentation.
• Respect the margins of the slides. Exceeding the margin limits might undermine the presentation.
• Never use a font size smaller than 20, since it makes reading difficult for viewers. If what you wrote does not fit in the slide in font size 20, it is probably too wordy.
• Preferably, use Arial or Calibri, font size 24 to 36 for the body text, and 40 for the title of each slide.
• Keep the color used in the title of the slides.
• The presentation must contain a minimum of 9 slides and a maximum of 12 slides.
• Write brief texts in the slides. Remember that the Court will also assess the summarizing skills.
• Never fill a slide with text. Your presentation will be monotonous and you will lose points.
• Present images when they are relevant to your work. often in relation to the materials, methods, and results.
• Be careful with the audiovisual resources: use them only if really relevant. Do not use very long audiovisual resources.

1.6. Rehearsal

• Rehearse your presentation at home. Remember that you’ll have a maximum of 20 minutes to present a summary of all your work. It is better to be brief than to exceed the time.
• If possible, rehearse with colleagues and family and ask for suggestions.
• The presentation could generate some anxiety: it is normal. One of the best ways to manage nerviness is through rehearsal and preparation.

1.7. Final Revision

Make a final revision of the support materials. Check the following key points:

• Is the justification of the study clear in the introduction?
• Are objectives, methodology, results and conclusions coherent and consistent?
• Are the main results properly highlighted?

2. Advices for the presentation

2.1. Key Points

• Plan enough time for the Oral Presentation
• Make sure that the PowerPoint file or PDF is on the computer that you will use for the presentation.
• Have an extra copy  of the presentation in a different support (cloud, pendrive, email) in case the primary source fails.
• Check software compatibility. The current version works with Adobe Flash Player, by which you may experience problems if you carry out the virtual presentation using Safari. Chrome or Mozilla are more compatible in such a case.

 2.2. Advice for the presentation: Development

• Make the introduction, development and conclusion clear.
• Be careful with the voice tone, gesture and posture.
• Be sure to look at the committee, or in the virtual presentation, look at the camera.
• Keep to the maximum of 20 minutes . Much shorter or much longer presentations will receiver lower marks.
• If you notice mistakes in the slides during the presentation, briefly mention the correction and continue speaking.

2.3. Advice for the presentation: Conclusion

• Make sure at the end of the presentation that the objectives presented at the introduction were achieved.
• A personal analysis of the limitations of the work can be included at the end: everything you would like to have done and was not possible, factors that adversely affected the implementation of the project, etc.
• It is not necessary to present a bibliography at the end.
• Clearly mark the end of the presentation. For example, add a slide with a “thank you”.