Tips on general organization of your talk:

• State the hypothesis and purpose of your research.
• Describe your methods of investigation.
• Include data collected and what was learned.
• Give conclusions based on the collected data.
• Emphasize the significance and highlights of the research.

Presentation tips:

• Prepare notes that highlight the salient points of your talk.
• Practice the delivery of your talk several times prior to your presentation along with your slide sequence, being sure to fit your talk into the time allocated.
• Use simple sentences; avoid jargon, highly specialized vocabulary and unfamiliar abbreviations.
• Think about questions you might be asked about your work and be prepared with well-thought out answers, being mindful of the limited time for discussion.
• Audio-visuals should amplify your talk, not duplicate it.
• Choose the medium that will optimally display your information - don't use words if a picture will convey it more clearly (graphs, tables, charts, etc.)
• Use line graphs to show trends; bar graphs to compare magnitudes; pie graphs to demonstrate relative portions of a whole.
• Make sure your supporting audio-visuals are concise, uncluttered, and easily read from a distance.

At the Meeting:

• Check the online program on the APS website to see if there are any changes in your session or the program itself.
• Invited talks are 36 minutes (30+6) and contributed talks are 12 minutes (10+2). Mini-symposia include an invited talk and contributed talks.
• The chair should give 5 minute and 1 minute warnings for invited talks; but only a 2 minute warning for contributed talks.
• It is important that the sessions run on time and the talks are presented in the order scheduled so that participants can move to other sessions and not miss talks.
• Speakers will use their own computers. The time needed to connect to the projector and display the presentation will be counted in the speaker's time. It is important to be prepared, including bringing any special equipment to connect to the projector. It is worth going to the room your presentation is assigned to be in at least 15 minutes ahead of time. This will give you a chance to introduce yourself to the chair and check that you can successfully connect to the projector.