Presenter Guidelines

General Information for All Presenters

Thank you for presenting at the festival.  These guidelines will assist with your preparation and participation in the festival.

Presentation Upload

Upload Presentation Slides HERE

Please upload your slides 2 weeks prior to your scheduled presentation date. Onsite, please check your presentation with the AV technician at least 2 hours before your session. If you upload a revised set of slides, confirm the version being used with the AV technician.

Presentation & Session Times

  • Check the online program to confirm your presentation’s session, date and time
  • The program on the website and in the festival app is live and will include any changes
  • Please re-confirm your session date, time and room prior to your presentation

Keeping Time

Not keeping to time is the biggest disruption to the festival and negatively impacts the experience of attendees and presenters.

  • Please ensure you keep to your allotted time
  • The session chair will use timecards to show you how much time is remaining
  • The session chair will use a bell to signal the end of your presentation
  • If you use all the allocated time, the chair will not allow questions and will move to the next speaker

Handouts

  • If you wish to provide handouts to attendees, send a PDF version to mail@conferencedesign.com.au
  • Handouts will be added to your presentation in the festival website/app/online portal

Publication of Slides

  • Slides will be converted to PDF and made available on the festival website
  • If you do not wish your slides to be published, please email mail@conferencedesign.com.au
  • If you wish to provide edited slides for publication, please advise us following your session and send a PDF version to mail@conferencedesign.com.au

Publishing Recorded Presentation

  • Online presentations will be recorded and available for attendees to view for six months following the festival
  • Access to presentations will be password protected and limited to registered attendees
  • Presentations will include additional material such as handouts, live Q&A and discussion forums

Copyright & Ownership

  • Authors retain ownership and copyright of their presentation and material
  • Ensure you have documented permission to use any images, music or other content in your abstract and presentation. Do not include any images copied from the internet. Getty Images and other agencies trawl the internet looking for images that have been copied without the appropriate licenses. You are liable for all copyright infringements that arise from your presentation.

Recording, Photography & Screen Shots of Presentations

Attendees agree to registration Terms & Conditions, which prohibit unauthorised photography, screenshots, audio, or video recording of festival material. We cannot enforce this rule completely, so you should assume a participant may take unauthorised recordings. You may wish to adjust the content of your presentation accordingly. Presentations in the online portal and festival app are available only to view and cannot be downloaded.

Audio-Visual (AV) Equipment

Each onsite session room will be equipped with the following equipment:

  • Presentation Laptop (Windows)
  • Data projector
  • Screen
  • Lectern
  • Microphone (lapel, handheld, lectern)
  • Sound for your presentation
  • Internet

All slides will be run from the presentation computer.

If you have a complex presentation, which includes multiple media files, we suggest you bring your laptop as a backup in case of difficulties loading your presentation.

If you use a Mac, have a complex presentation or require a specific or uncommon program, we suggest you bring your laptop as a backup in case of difficulties loading your presentation. You will need to arrange this in advance with the AV technicians. Please provide any specific audio-visual requirements to the festival organisers at mail@conferencedesign.com.au.

PowerPoint Presentation Tips

  • Slides should be in a 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Video and audio clips should be embedded in your slides rather than linked to external files
  • There should be no more than 5 x 1-line bullet points per slide
  • The optimum title text is 45 – 55 points and no smaller than 36 points
  • Body text should be at least 26 points
  • Avoid UPPERCASE letters as they are hard to read

Presentations

Onsite

Preparing and Uploading Presentations

  • Prepare your PowerPoint slides in 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Embed any content such as audio or video; don’t link to external files
  • Presentation files should be named using your presentation location, name and the time of your presentation (e.g. Melbourne – John Smith – 1400.ppt)
  • You can upload your presentation in .ppt format before the festival using the link above or take your presentation to the AV technician onsite
  • If you uploaded your presentation before the festival, you can take an updated version to the festival
  • If you uploaded your presentation before the festival, bring your presentation on a USB as a backup
  • Check your presentation with the AV technician at least two hours before your session

Before the Session

  • Re-confirm your presentation’s session, date, time, and room in the festival app prior to your session
  • Arrive 15 minutes before the session starts to meet the session chair and AV technician
  • An AV technician will assist during sessions
  • Familiarise yourself with the room layout and AV equipment
  • Sit in the front row to move quickly to the lectern once the chair introduces you

During your Presentation

  • Please ensure you keep to the allotted time
  • The chair will signal the time remaining in your presentation (5 minutes, 2 minutes, 1 minute)
  • The chair will ring the bell when you must stop
  • If you use all your time, the session chair will not allow questions and will move to the next speaker
  • Please remain in the room following your presentation as the chair will use any remaining time for questions

Question Time

  • Question time is included in your presentation time
  • The chair will direct questions from the audience and from the app
  • Use a microphone (if available) when responding to questions

Online 

  • Presentations will be live online via Zoom. 

Preparing and Uploading Presentations

  • Use the link at the top of this page to upload a copy of your slides/pre-recorded presentation two weeks prior to the festival.
  • Presentation files should be named using your presentation location, name and the time of your presentation (e.g. Melbourne – John Smith – 1400.ppt)
  • If submitting a pre-recorded presentation, upload your MP4 recording as a single file.
  • Details to join online for your live presentation will be sent to you prior to the festival. 

Before the Session

  • Re-confirm your presentation’s session, date, and time in the online portal prior to your session
  • Log in 30 minutes before the session starts to meet the chair and check your microphone and camera are working
  • Familiarise yourself with the online festival layout
  • An AV technician will manage the session

During your Presentation

  • If you have a pre-recorded presentation, this will be played at your presentation’s start time:
    • The AV technician will make you live for the Q&A
  • If you have a live presentation:
    • The AV technician will make you live at your presentation’s start time
    • Please ensure you keep to the allotted timeframe
    • A count down clock will be displayed on your screen
    • If you use all your time, the session chair will not allow questions and will move to the next speaker
    • Please remain online following your presentation as the chair will use any remaining time for questions

Question Time

  • Question time is included in your presentation time
  • The chair will direct questions from the Q&A feed

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