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ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Oral presentations should be 12 minutes and made in PowerPoint using the 4:3 ratio (not widescreen). MAC users should convert presentations to PDF to ensure reliable projection. Please bring your presentations on USB sticks to transfer to the PC computer in the auditorium. We will not be able to switch computers during the oral sessions.

AGU OSPA Criteria:

  • Audibility from rear of room, with reasonably clear enunciation and absence of “um,” “er,” “you know,” etc.

  • Effective use of time.  Extra credit may be given if the talk ends early with time for questions. Points will be taken off for presentations that run past 12 minutes.

  • Slides/view graphs should be legible from the back of room, labeled well and not crowded.  The main point of the figure should be obvious without explanation.  There should not be too many slides and points, nor should there be large data tables or multiple graphs on one figure.

  • The poise with which the student handles questions, understands the point of the questions and are able to answer them.

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