IRPS 2023�INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRESENTATION SLIDES

Chance Findings and Ima Scientist

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Sandy Nation Labs

Dry Gulch, NM USA

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Sample Title Slide

Company

Logo

Company Logo allowed on title slide ONLY

(optional)

Authors and affiliations

Paper ID#

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Purpose

• This slide is required
• It summarizes the motivation for the work described in the presentation
• This PowerPoint file provides instructions for preparing your oral presentation and will also serve as the template for your own presentation slides

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Outline

• This is another required slide
• Length, Software and Formats
• Page Layout
• Text Formatting
• Preparing Figures
• Slide Titles
• Animation/Video
• Planning for Camera Feed
• Conclusions

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Length, Software and Formats

• There is no maximum number of slides, but you must be able to comfortably complete your presentation within the time allotted for your type of presentation, without using the time for questions and answers
• Presentations containing more than 1 content* slide per minute are discouraged
• Software and formats to use:
• Microsoft PowerPoint, .pptx file format. The “pptx” file format is supported by the 2007 and later versions of PowerPoint
• PDF file format is also accepted

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*all slides apart from the title, outline, and acknowledgements slides

Page Layout

• Design 🡪 Page Setup:
• Slides sized for On-screen Show with Widescreen (16:9)
• Landscape mode
• Slide number at lower left
• Four required slides:
• Title, Purpose (#2), Outline (#3), Conclusions
• If you use this presentation as your template, the setup will be correct

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Text Formatting

• Arial, Helvetica or Symbol fonts ONLY
• Math and Greek symbols found in Symbol font
• Bold font, minimum size of 20 pt
• Also applies to figure captions, legends, etc.
• Minimum size of 18 pt acceptable for axis labels
• White background only
• Black or high-contrast color text
• Use color text judiciously

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Preparing Figures

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Imported curves must be thick and clear

Text must conform to guidelines

Preparing Figures, cont’d

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Temp.

Sense

Current

Controlled

Oscillator

(ICO)

Heater

INV. to

Stress

NMOS

Stress

AC

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2

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Imported images must be clearly labeled

Slide Titles

• Please pay special attention to the title of each slide. It should succinctly communicate the key message of the slide to the audience
• Examples:
• “DPN increases BTI” as opposed to “Effect of DPN on BTI” or “Results”
• “Only 14% of DYI’s pass” as opposed to “Degradation distribution”
• “RF measurement setup allows extracting S parameters” as opposed to “Experimental setup”

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Animation and Videos in your presentation

• Animation or video within the presentation is acceptable only when important to the technical content of the presentation
• Animation may be used to add arrows, circles, or highlighted data to a figure. All critical information should be on the initial view of a slide that has a layered figure animation structure
• Text animation is not acceptable, e.g., bullets coming in one after another, or text appearing sequentially
• If an exception to this policy is necessary, check with the presentations and/or A/V chair in advance

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Planning for Camera Feed

• Adding the feed from your camera to your presentation when recording your on-demand video presentation will make it more relatable to your audience
• When preparing your presentation, plan sufficient space for your camera feed so your facial expressions are clearly visible
• Bottom right (Microsoft Powerpoint default) is a good choice

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Conclusions

• A conclusions slide is required
• When preparing your IRPS PowerPoint presentation, follow these guidelines from the start
• Ask questions early in the process to avoid wasting time We are here to help you make a great presentation
• We hope to see you at the Symposium!

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