SAEM Oral Presentation Format

[corpsmanUP]

Question for you scholarly ones. I have a oral presentation at SAEM (thought I would just get a poster for my abstract!). Anyone know the typical format for such a slide show? Is it the same as the poster and abstract sections? How formal is this thing supposed to be? Any humor allowed to be interjected or is this just one of those stuffed shirt gigs?

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[RxnMan]

For presentations of my research, my format is generally:

1) A title slide + authors
2) Outline (gives audience context, may cut this in short [5 min] presentations)
3) Intro (why does the audience care)
4) Methods (basics - population studied, controls, end points, stats used [may include stats in Results], brief [1 slide] outline of theory of a special test you used if you used one)
5) Results
6) Conclusion (how does it change practice, how can the audience use this info tomorrow)
7) Thanks / end of show slide

Only a few slides for each section (go for 30sec-1 min a slide, so plan according to your time limit). Don't pack everything onto a slide, instead use the slide as an outline to remind you of the content to talk about, or to show a particular figure/graph. Humor is fine, as long as it is something you wouldn't mind telling your grandmother (nothing edgy/racy). Leave about 20% of your time at the end for questions (e.g. 1min of a 5 min presentation, 2 of 10, etc.). Wear a suit.

I've never presented to SAEM, so they may have some different specifics, but those are the guidelines I use. Congrats and have fun.

 

[BKN]

Question for you scholarly ones. I have a oral presentation at SAEM (thought I would just get a poster for my abstract!). Anyone know the typical format for such a slide show? Is it the same as the poster and abstract sections? How formal is this thing supposed to be? Any humor allowed to be interjected or is this just one of those stuffed shirt gigs?

Corpsman,

Congratulations. I believe you have 10 minutes for presentation, followed by a five minute question period. Watch the timing lights.

Be sure you start your presentation by thanking the Society for the opportunity to present. Be sure your title slide includes your collaborators and recognize them shortly. Then organize your talk in the same manner as writing a research paper: introduction, materials and methods, results, limitations, discussion. No less than 45 seconds per slide, keep the slides clear and simple. Practice it several times using more senior folks to critique it.

Clean humor is okay, avoid satire or cynicism. Enjoy yourself, see you there.

bkn

 

[corpsmanUP]

Nice to have someone else in the audience I might recognize. Funny thing is I thought I was going to have a poster. Had the department make the poster and everything, and then my PD came to me and said I was not listed in the poster section. He found me listed in the oral presentation section. I had not fully read the SAEM email.

Corpsman,

Congratulations. I believe you have 10 minutes for presentation, followed by a five minute question period. Watch the timing lights.

Be sure you start your presentation by thanking the Society for the opportunity to present. Be sure your title slide includes your collaborators and recognize them shortly. Then organize your talk in the same manner as writing a research paper: introduction, materials and methods, results, limitations, discussion. No less than 45 seconds per slide, keep the slides clear and simple. Practice it several times using more senior folks to critique it.

Clean humor is okay, avoid satire or cynicism. Enjoy yourself, see you there.

bkn