Student Ten-Minute Paper Competition Information
Students who present ten-minute oral papers in the Student Competition will be evaluated in the following areas:
Scientific Content (50%) - 10 Points Each
- Introduction & background with pertinent literature cited
- Objectives clearly stated and concise
- Materials and methods (study design) clear and concise
- Results and discussion clear, concise, and accurate
- Significance of results to field of study
Presentation (50%) - 10 Points Each
- Organization
- Logical order, minimum redundancy, smooth transitions between presentation sections
- Slides
- Legible with large fonts, color contrast, no conflicting backgrounds. Text with no grammatical errors, not excessively wordy, effective use of figures and/or tables
- Delivery
- Clear and audible speech, looking at camera, enthusiastic delivery
- Effective use of time
- Other
- Overall quality of presentation, other positive attributes