Presentation Guidelines & Recommendations
AACN deeply values the commitment of all individuals who dedicate their valuable time to plan and present sessions at our conferences! To help you prepare to successfully present at our conference(s), we have curated useful tips and tools to ensure you are fully confident in your presentation, co-presenters, and finally, your tech!
We look forward to your presentation at an upcoming AACN Conference!
What You Need to Do |
What You Should Do |
- Use a PowerPoint Slide design that allows well-contrasting colors for text and background.
- Dress to impress.
- Use up-to-date, quality resources and reporting best practices — Please openly cite all resources (including images) in your presentation.
- Keep your presentation within your allotted time.
- Audio-Visual Set-up: The standard AV package includes a podium with a microphone, slide advancer, laptop computer, projector, and screen. A basic wireless internet connection will also be available.
- If you provided AACN with your presentation in advance, it will be pre-loaded on the provided laptop computer. Otherwise, you will be responsible for bringing your presentation to the session.
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- Provide a takeaway for your audience.
- Practice your presentation with a friend or colleague.
- Develop a few questions attendees might ask during your session to answer during low points of the Q&A portion.
- Keep eye contact and engage with your audience.
- Provide your presentation slides and materials to AACN early.
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Maximizing Engagement in Your Presentation |
Successful Presentation Techniques |
- Keep slide show paragraph/bullet point text size a minimum of 20–28 points.
- Label slides with unique headings. If more than one (1) slide per topic, use a numerical identifier such as "(1 of 2)".
- Avoid using italics or ALL CAPS.
- Keep transition animations to a minimum.
- Focus on short blurbs and lists.
- Do not overfill your slides - break up dense slides to multiple slides.
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- Engage your audience.
- Keep an upbeat pace.
- Stand up, allow yourself to move around.
- Keep your energy up!
- Know your slides.
- Practice your timing.
- Be yourself and HAVE FUN!
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