Presenting at ANZCF 2010 — a checklist

As a presenter, you need to check several things well before you get to the Australia - New Zealand Climate Forum 2010:

Change of circumstances?
Register for the forum
Check your abstract
Check the program
Prepare your presentation
Bring your presentation with you
Making a good presentation

Change of circumstances?

You need to let us know if you:

are no longer able to make your presentation
have someone else presenting in your place
want to make any other changes

Register

You must register for the Australia - New Zealand Climate Forum 2010 to be able to give your presentation.
If you need accommodation in Hobart, we suggest that you make your bookings now.

Check your abstract

Presenters have been sent an email pointing to a copy of their abstract. The version on the web will be published in the conference handbook unless an amendment is provided. Contact us if you are an author but have not received that email.

Check the program

A provisional proposed program has been prepared, including a version showing every presentation in its time slot. Presenters should check that program carefully, and let us know if there are any problems or issues with it.

Prepare your presentation

Length

your presentation must run for no more than 15 minutes
lightning lectures are no more than 5 minutes
do not try to present more than can be covered in that time
restrict yourself to 10 slides (3 in a lightning lecture)
time limits will be strictly enforced to keep the sessions running smoothly
there will be an additional 5 minutes for questions

Format

acceptable file formats are PowerPoint and PDF
contact us if you want to use a different format
if your slide show is not in one of these formats, it will not be shown
you will not be able to connect your own computer to the projectors
the computers will have a connection to the internet
if your slide show includes sound, you must let us know beforehand
you do not have to give a slide show; we will provide a backdrop if needed

Content and delivery

It's not hard to make an interesting, informative and memorable presentation, but it is worthwhile spending a little time on it. There's a lot ideas on how to do this; here's a few links to check:

When the Scientist Presents is a blog that "…points to many resources for presenters, including books, other blogs, URLs, and contains original videos…"
Pimp your PowerPoint from TheScientist.com gives another point of view
Some videos from Scenechange, the audio-visual hire company: How to reduce Umm...Errr Syndrome, Is short, is good, The Power of Stories, and their blog

Bring your slide show with you

there will be a single location at the forum venue to which all slide shows must be brought
you will need to provide your slide show before the session in which you are presenting commences
a good time to do this is in the break between sessions
you will not be able to load your presentation onto the presentation computer yourself
if you do not provide your slide show in advance, it will not be shown