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Are complex issues explained in gentle stages?
Are the results explained? Is the impact of the results made clear?
What were the limitations of the research? Where are they discussed?
Regarding
your slides
,
Have you found good tools, or methods, for drafting a talk?
Are figures uncluttered, with legible, horizontal text?
Is there any unnecessary animation? Is the style appropriate, or flashy?
Are the font sizes reasonable?
Are the numbers necessary? Are more diagrams needed?
Are the slides simple? Do they have unnecessary ornamentation or distracting use
of colour?
Does each figure illustrate a major point? Does it illustrate the point unambigu-
ously?
Are there enough examples?
Do you have the right to use the figures and illustrations?
Regarding
the presentation of your talk
,
Have you prepared something to say about each slide?
Do you explain why the research is interesting or important?
Is there a clear conclusion?
Have you rehearsed the talk? What mechanisms are you using to keep yourself to
time?
Have you memorized the talk?
If you are asked a question you can't answer, how will you respond?
Have you rehearsed your manner? Will your enthusiasm show?
Do you know how to use the equipment?
Regarding
your poster
,
Do you know how large it can be, and in what orientation?
Does it have figures and summaries that support a brief explanation? Are the key
messages conspicuous?
Have you prepared a brief explanation of the work? Does it include the
why
of the
research, as well as the
what
?
Is there detail that supports a detailed discussion?
Is it arranged in an accessible, sensible way?
Is it vivid and attractive?
Does the form overwhelm the content?
