Presentation

Be Confident and Show Your Excitement
This is your work and you know it best!! The hard work of creating your project is already done. You’ve spent many hours working through your project. Presenting your project is just an opportunity for you to share what you did and what you learned with the judges and visitors. You’ve done great work and we want to hear all about it!
Be Organized in Your Explanations

  • Ensure your presentation follows a logical order. Remember, although you’ve been working on your project for many hours, the judges and visitors are new to your work. Try to take your listener step by step through your project and your thinking so they can follow along easily.

  • Some students start with an introduction of themselves and a description of what their project is about. You could consider discussing why you chose your specific project, what you are trying to investigate, and why it is important.

  • If you’ve conducted an Experiment, walk the judges through each part of the scientific process e.g. what materials you used, what procedures you followed, how many trials you performed, what variables were involved. It’s important to not only discuss what you did, but also why you did it.

Be Prepared

  • Plan what you are going to present and practice. You’ll need to budget your time. Plan to present for 10 minutes and leave 5 minutes for questions.

  • If you are working with a partner, decide in advance who will be saying what and when. Each student should talk for the same amount of time and both of you should be prepared to answer any of the judge’s questions.

  • Practice your presentation in front of someone who doesn’t already know about your project. Try to take note of the questions they ask. If they are a bit confused you may want to adjust a couple of sections. Or, they may ask you questions you hadn’t thought of before. Incorporate what you learn in these practices into your final presentation.

  • Practice your presentation several times until you feel comfortable.

  • Try not to read any notes. If you need to refer to notes to keep you organized that’s ok, but try and just talk to the judge and explain what you’ve done rather than reading a script.

Have Fun and Enjoy Yourself
The more fun you have, the more fun the judges will have!