Choose the message before designing slides
Define what the audience should understand at the end. Select the essential question, method, findings and implications, then remove details that belong in backup slides. A slide deck should support the speaker rather than reproduce full manuscript paragraphs.
Use readable research visuals
Simplify tables without changing values or hiding uncertainty. Define abbreviations and use readable labels. Posters need a clear reading order, sufficient white space and figures that remain legible at the final size.
Prepare for questions about decisions
Explain why you chose the design, sampling, measures and analysis. Practice distinguishing a result from its interpretation and acknowledging limitations precisely. We can help organize likely discussion areas; the candidate must understand and defend the work.
Check delivery requirements
Provide the event template, poster dimensions, slide ratio, time limit and file-size restrictions. Agree editable files and exported versions, and check fonts and figures on the device or display used for the presentation.
Scope, files and delivery
Start with a short project brief. We assess the work, discuss the expertise required and confirm the deliverables, fee, schedule and included revisions in writing. Share the current version and the instructions that govern it. Additional data, a new target journal or a substantially changed brief may require a revised scope. You review the proposed changes and retain responsibility for the research.
Plan an accurate video abstract
Begin with a short author-approved script that explains the question, method, principal result and limitation. Match any charts to the final manuscript and check permissions for imagery or audio. Confirm the target platform’s duration, aspect ratio, captions and file requirements. Discuss script or storyboard review separately from video production so that the agreed deliverable is clear.