Guidelines for Presentations

Written Presentations

General Details

• All presentations will be reviewed for general compliance and formatting.
  
• Written presentations may be published on the website or within the ASLMS Online Learning Center, accessible for member and non-member viewing.

Template

• Download the mentorship project template.
• The ASLMS standard font is Open Sans. Please follow formatting shown in the template for consistency.
  

Please contact us with any questions. 

Recorded Presentations

General Details

• All presentations will be reviewed for general compliance and formatting.
  
• Recorded presentations may be published on the website or within the ASLMS Online Learning Center, accessible for member and non-member viewing.

Please contact us with any questions. 

Review Criteria for Recorded Presentations

• Adherence to format requirements (below).
  
• No typographical and grammatical errors.
• Good quality video and sound.
• Clear images - if used.

Recorded Presentation Format  

• Use PowerPoint, Keynote, Zoom or other presentation systems to record your voice over your slide presentation.
• You may either record a video of you presenting with no slides, or a voice recording of you presenting with slides. Consider the best format for your presentation.
• Presentations must be submitted in MP4 format. (see steps below)
• Use 16:9 ratio (widescreen format)
• If your talk is educational in nature (i.e. a lecture for a course) a disclosure slide listing any and all financial relationships with commercial interests for the past 12 months must be included at the beginning of the presentation.
  
• Limit the presentation to 25 slides maximum. Focus on the most important details.
• Maintain an even paced, easy-to-follow presentation rate.
• Commercial slides and product promotion is not permitted. Avoid advertising trade names, corporate logos and product-group messages.
• Note that use of embedded videos will slow your upload time.
• URLs and other internet links will not be supported.
  

NOTE - Please review your video prior to submitting to ensure quality.

Recording Options

Use any program that allows recording of voice during a slide presentation. See suggestions below:

• PowerPoint - How to record in PowerPoint
• Zoom - Zoom Help on Recording | Zoom Technology Webinar: All About Recording
• Keynote - Keynote Recording Audio
  

Recording Tips

• Use a hard-wired internet connection (rather than WiFi) to help avoid service interruptions or "glitches".
• Create a script and practice your presentation to check sound and visual quality.
• Record in a quiet environment free of noise such as typing, tapping, voices, etc.
• Use an external microphone for best sound quality. Regardless, be sure to test your microphone for best quality.

Tips for Converting Different File Types to an MP4 File

• PowerPoint - Microsoft Office Instructions
• Zoom - Local Recording and Retrieving Files
• Keynote - Apple Link | Additional Keynote Conversion Instructions