Prepare Your Slides

All session material (presentation slides and handouts) must comply with COMMON's Code of Ethics, and the Conference Offerings Policy. Click on the links to read these policies:
1. Code of Ethics
2. Conference Offerings Policy
3. Distribution of Work and Education Material Policy

The success of your presentation depends on your visual presentation as much as your verbal presentation. Experience and research have shown 87% of what we learn is learned visually. This would indicate that effective use of visual aids could greatly increase the possibility of getting your message across. The following are some suggestions for getting the most from your visual presentation.

• Keep it simple--layouts should be easy to understand and follow, and should not contain too many details.
• Keep it large and legible--avoid using condensed and/or italic fonts. Select font/graphic sizes with the back row in mind.
• Three level rule--the ideal visual has a maximum of three levels of information and each level containing only one or two bullets/graphics.
• Limit load time--never illustrate information that takes more than 10 seconds to load.
• Maintain a consistent format/appearance. Keep color schemes simple. Use high contrast between backgrounds and text. Remember your visuals will be projected on a large screen, so some light loss will occur.
• Set your resolution to 1024 x 768.

To download the current presentation slide template, click here.