Presentation Format
You may choose one of two presentation formats: either a poster presentation, or a 10-12 minute talk. Presentations will take place over multiple weeks of the spring semester, during Biology Seminar. Your audience will include younger students as well as supporters who may not know anything about biology, so your presentation should be geared for a general (but interested!) audience.
TALKS
In each session of talks, 4 seniors will each give a 10-12 minute oral presentation (with slides), and take a couple of minutes afterwards for Q&A. While most people find public speaking stressful, this kind of performance can feel like a major accomplishment in your life as a biology major.
Ahead of your presentation, you will share a set of Google slides with the host of your week's set of capstone talks
Citations: on relevant slides, include author + year + journal - no other info necessary
For figures that you did not create yourself, specify your source and indicate "taken from" or "modified from"
Please do not include a "references" slide!
Feel free to bring props!
POSTERS
In each 1-hour poster session, ~10 seniors will display their posters and be available for question-and-answer over the course of the Biology Seminar hour. Poster sessions are highly interactive and feel much more casual than talks; they provide a chance to really engage in conversation about your work. But: note that this option will require you to be “on” for the full hour of the seminar slot! If you have never attended a poster session, you should check out Mac’s Summer Showcase during Mac Fest to get an idea of what these events feel like.
Information on printing posters at Mac, including templates, is here! You must submit your poster for printing one week ahead of your presentation.
Maximum dimensions (limited by our poster boards): 47" wide and 68" high.
You may link out from your poster via a QR code to media, supplemental material, etc.
Feel free to bring props, such as a laptop (or other screen) to display video!