Speakers may also enjoy a faculty dinner on the eve of the conference. This usually leads to a much more engaging talk, especially when the material may be difficult to understand. It also helps all participants, many of whom may learn and process information in diverse ways, to learn more from each presentation. The following suggestions apply to working with speakers in selecting and setting up their AV aids. Please note that all slide information is also applicable to computer LCD presentations.
Many speakers choose to use slides for their presentations.
If this is the case for your symposium, continue reading for suggestions on setting up each slide presentation. First, if your speakers are preparing computer slide presentations, be sure that all speakers are using the same computer program. This is done so that you can enter the slides into a common slide database. You can then use this database to ensure that slide content does not overlap among speakers. It is also helpful to have the slides stored if you decide to include copies of them in the educational materials you distribute to symposium participants.