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Document preparation: talks
The allotted time for oral presentations is:
- Review: 40 minutes (including 10 minutes for discussion)
- Invited: 30 minutes (including 10 minutes for discussion)
- Oral: 20 minutes (including 5 minutes for discussion)
Exceeding the allotted time is a nuisance for everybody; please be considerate with your fellow meeting attendees.
File formats: files may be prepared in Microsoft Powerpoint format or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
Please be aware of minor cross-platform and cross-operating system incompatibilities of these formats.
Please test your presentation by trying it on a (different) Windows computer before traveling to Córdoba.
Pay special attention to embedded movies, which have a tendency to fail due to incorrect file references
(embedded movie files must always be in the same directory as the presentation itself).
Local copy of the presentation: Copy your presentation to the conference computer
at least one session before your oral presentation and test your presentation again.
For this purpose, you will receive assistance from the conference organisation.
Running presentations from personal laptops connected to the conference projector will
not be allowed, as this may cause delays between presentations.
Style suggestions:
The following style suggestions will improve the quality and impact of your presentation,
helping you to get your message across.
- The size of the auditorium is quite considerable, therefore we strongly recommend the use
of large lettering for good readability at a large distance
(at least font size 18, preferably font size 24 or more).
- Try to reduce the amount of text as much as possible, only list keywords that aid the public in
following the line of argument. Use enumerations.
- Discuss only one item on each slide, do not lump several distinct issues together.
- Highlight the main message of each slide clearly, e.g. by using bold font or a different colour
for the main keywords.
- Do not use an excessive amount of colour
(so that attention is not distracted from the main message),
and choose colours for maximum contrast
(e.g. do not use yellow or light green letters on a white background, or brown letters on a black background).
- Limit the use of transitional effects (whose behaviour on different computers is not always predictable)
to a minimum.
- Use large graphics with thick lines and large markers (dots).
Always check that the axis labels are clearly visible, legible and intelligible.
- Provide units of measurement for all quantitative items (including axis labels),
and indicate error bars where possible.
- Time your presentation so that you can finish within the time limit while talking at
a moderate pace. Typically, prepare one slide per minute.
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