Remember that a scientific presentation is not a detective story which is solved in the last moment. Conclusions and Ending Conclusions should be properly announced to regain full attention. Present your conclusions in relation to the questions you raised in the Introduction. Avoid all irrelevant details. This is the take-home message that the audience should remember, hopefully in combination with your name and affiliation.
Excellent figures have the highest impact A picture is worth a thousand words.
Well, not necessarily. Figure 4 . Spreadsheets often produce unsatisfactory figures, particularly with respect to labeling. A good figure has labels on the curves and not in a legend. Using tables with numbers is in most cases not recommended.