The Coastal Society 
2002 Conference
 CONVERGING CURRENTS: 
SCIENCE, POLICY AND CULTURE AT THE COAST
May 19 - 22, 2002
Moody Gardens Hotel
Galveston, TX

General Conference Information

Guidelines for Presenters:

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Tips for Presenters

Presentation time for each oral presentation in a technical session is 15 minutes, which includes time for a few questions.  If there are only 4 speakers in a technical session, there should be additional time at the end of the session for questions and discussion.  There will be a slide projector and overhead projector in every session room.  It is our hope to have an LCD projector available in every session room if possible.  If you wish to use an LCD projector for your presentation (i.e. MS Powerpoint presentation), please notify the conference program coordinator, Judy Tucker.  You should plan to have a back up copy (slides or overheads) of your presentation in case the LCD projector is not available or is not working properly.

Please review these tips on Preparing Your Talk for TCS 18  

    * Plan your talk carefully around a few specific ideas. Choosing your specific ideas carefully will focus your talk. 

    * Practice your talk. Practice it often, both alone and in front of critical friends. Friends outside your area of expertise will be especially good at catching undefined or unclear jargon. 

    * If possible, tape record your talk and listen for "ums" and other repetitious and superfluous words 

    * Avoid distracting mannerisms, such as waving the pointer or pacing. 

    * Talk to your audience, don't read to them. Know your talk well enough to give it, without notes, in easy-to-follow conversational sentences. Remember, your slides or overheads will serve as a visual outline to help you through the talk. 

    * Use a loud, clear, enthusiastic voice. If you don't seem to care about your topic, why should your audience?

    * Try to minimize the amount of text on slides or overheads. Use size 18, 20 or higher font if possible to make it easier for audience members to read the text.

 

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