Give me 5 Presentations: How To

Just 5 minutes in length, Give me Five presentations provide students with valuable experience summarizing and sharing their research!

Presenters will prepare a summary of a paper or research project and deliver it as a 5-minute powerpoint presentation. The committee is accepting projects that are currently in progress (i.e. theses, dissertations). The powerpoint presentation will have a maximum of 20 slides that advance automatically (15 seconds per slide). Slides will include pre-recorded voiceovers of the information you would like to share. Powerpoint presentations will be sent in advance to the organizing committee via email, if the proposal is accepted. Presentations will occur one after another through Zoom on March 7th. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to gain experience providing a snapshot of their research to others in a non-threatening and academic environment. Participating in this presentation will provide you with a peer-reviewed publication for your CV. If you are interested in participating, please submit an abstract. Presenters are expected to be available for Q&A once the presentations are complete.

Before the Conference

1. Submit an abstract (i.e. proposal) for peer review using the submission platform on our website

Preparing Your Presentation

2. Once your submission has been accepted, you will receive an email with your reviewers’ comments. Make sure to address any pressing comments in your presentation.
3. Create a PowerPoint or a similar program to create your presentation using the following specifications:
   1. You must prepare a 20-slide presentation.
   2. Your slides should advance automatically every 15 seconds for a total time of 5 minutes.
   3. We recommend you practice a few times before recording to ensure smooth transitions between your ideas.
4. Record your presentation:
   1. Maximum 5 minutes. Presentations will be stopped at the 5-minute mark, so please be mindful of this time limit and of the format.

If you would like some advice on how to best prepare your pre-recorded presentation, please find some helpful resources here for you:

• Creating a self-running PowerPoint presentation: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-self-running-presentation-57fc41ae-f36a-4fb5-94a3-52d5bc466037  
• Using Zoom to pre-record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmMSXOQVQs4
• Using PPT to pre-record: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/record-a-presentation-2570dff5-f81c-40bc-b404-e04e95ffab33?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us
• Example of an Ignite Talk: http://www.ignitetalks.io/

5. Prepare the script for the Ignite video. This will be used to provide closed-captioning to attendees.
6. Send your pre-recorded presentation and the script by the Monday before the conference at sjpd-jpds@uottawa.ca

During the Conference

7. Attend the Ignite Session; we will play all pre-recorded videos in succession.

8. You will have an opportunity to answer questions in the second half of the session.