AZEVN Presentation Guidelines
Firstly on behalf of the Association of Zoo & Exotic Veterinary Nurses (AZEVN), we would like to thank you for agreeing to participate as a speaker at an upcoming AZEVN Event.
Whether you are a Presenting Pro or this is your first time, the AZEVN have put together some important Presentation Guidelines to help ensure your AZEVN Presentation will be a hit..!!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the AZEVN Secretary on info@azevn.org.
Creating your AZEVN Presentation
Ensure that your lecture is prepared well in advance, as this will allow you to practice and edit it if needed; it also makes it easier to present if you are very familiar with your lecture and subject.
Please download and use the Slide Deck provided on the button below (including the theme colours) as a template for your Presentation. This ensures that the presentation will be in the correct format, but you are welcome to add your own personal, company or charity logos.
Keep it simple! Try to keep your slides easy to read and only use images and/or tables that directly relate to the topic you are explaining.
Keep your font, layout and slide formatting the same throughout your lecture. Please do not use a font smaller than 28pt, otherwise it becomes hard to read.
If using animations, please ensure that there are no “spare clicks” that are not connected to anything and try not to use too many animations as they tend to be distracting for delegates.
Make sure your lecture is factually correct and wherever possible, try to reference facts to give your presentation more credibility and professionalism. A reference list can go in your one page summary or your last slide and always leave it up long enough for people to snap a picture on their phones.
It is your responsibility to ensure your presentation is your own work, with no plagiarism and no potential infringement of any copyright laws.
To help vary the content of your presentation, it is sometimes nice to include images or a short video clip or two. If you planning to include any videos, make sure they are embedding correctly and most importantly, ensure you have requested and been granted permission to use any images and/or videos.
Don’t be afraid of asking friends who are not VN’s or family to look over your presentation so they can check the grammar and spelling, as alongside looking unprofessional, mistakes will put you off if you spot them whilst you’re giving your lecture.
As l am sure you can appreciate, the organisation of an AZEVN Event takes many days, weeks and months of planning and we would please ask for your help to ensure that all event deadlines are adhered to. These can be found on the AZEVN Speaker Deadlines Page.
How to Embed a Video in your Presentation
- Ensure the video is saved on your computer as an MPEG4 file.
- Choose the slide that you want the video to be played on.
We recommend using a new blank slide per video. - Click the ‘insert’ tab.
- Click the arrow under ‘video’ then click ‘video on my PC’.
- In the ‘insert video box’, choose the video that you want to use then click ‘insert’.
- You can then position and re-size your video as needed.
If using animations, please set the video to ‘play on click’.
