Indonesia Road to Intel ISEF: Oral Presentation (Interview) Tips

Indonesia Road to Intel ISEF

Oral Presentation (Interview) Tips

Intel ISEF is the world's largest international pre-college science competitionwith affiliated fairs around the globe.

More than 70 countries, 1.600 participants4 million dollar awards and scholarships

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Indonesia Intel ISEF Experience 2012

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

On judging day, the interview sessions are 15 minutes long,Judges will spend only 12–14 minutes at each science project

Structuring Your Winning Presentation

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

Structure of 10 Minutes Presentation

Introduction Purpose Acknoledgement

ProcedureResultConclusion

Final Words & Future Plans Ask for question Closing

• Give your project title, your name, grade and school.

• State how or why you got interested in this project and your reason you chose this topic.

• Give about a 1-2 minute background explanation about your project and the topic

INTRODUCTION

• State your hypothesis, and what question you were trying to solve.

• If you’re doing a project that you know has been done before, describe if you gave it any kind of unique or unusual twist; did you do anything differently in the experiment, or did you build a homemade device as part of your project?

• Creativity is an important part of the judge’s scores

PURPOSE

• Tell where you obtained your information.

• Give credit to those who helped you, and any labs, museums or business where you did your work.

• Show your list of reference and books if you have it on your board or as part of your report.

• Also briefly indicate any work done in the past pertaining to your project.

ACKNOLEDGEMENT

• Be complete and don’t leave out necessary details.

• Proceed in a logical manner, telling what you did step-by-step.

• Point, or refer to any visuals on your boards or in your notebook such as diagrams, drawings or photos.

• Explain about any equipment you used or built.

• Explain any special safety precautions you took while handling machinery, chemicals or animals.

• Keep in mind that the judges will be more interested in your experiments and results than in your equipment or where you did your research.

PROCEDURE

• Explain both your controls and variables.• As you did with the procedure,

point to charts, graphs and any important data on the display, or in your notebook.

RESULT

• Wrap up your presentation with a 1-2 minute showing and explaining the results and whether your hypothesis was supported or not by the data.

• If your results didn’t work out the way you thought they would, make sure you explain this and any reasons why, and what you might do differently next time.

• The judges will appreciate that you did this, and may even award you points for being honest.

CONCLUSION

• State the one most important thing you learned by doing the experiment.

• Bring up any new questions you now have as a result of doing your project.

• Tell how you might plan to continue your project, or other research you think someone one might be able to do as a result of the work you did.

FINAL WORDS & FUTURE PLANS

• When you’re finished, ask the judge if there are any questions they would like to ask.

• Think about what the judge is asking, and answer slowly.

• If you don’t understand their original question, it’s okay to ask them to rephrase it or to be more specific.

• If you don’t know the answer, admit that you don’t, and then either take an educated guess or, you might also say: “I never thought of that before but I will look into it. That’s very interesting.”

• Ask them for any suggestions they may have for improving your project.

ASK FOR QUESTIONS

• Say “Thank You:” Don’t forget to thank the judge for taking the time to talk with you.

CLOSING

OTHER TIPS FOR SUCCESS

OTHER TIPS FOR SUCCESS (1)

• Practice, practice, practice.• Do not read directly from your backboard/tri-

fold.• Dress neatly• Smile and shake hands with the judge when

you’re introduced to him/her.• Talk to your judge directly – look at him/her

while you’re doing your presentation.• Do not chew gum or eat candy while talking

with a judge.• Stand off a bit to the side of your display so

that you’re not blocking it.

OTHER TIPS FOR SUCCESS (2)

• Avoid saying “uhm” and “like” and don’t use any slang words or swears.

• Speak slowly and clearly, so the judge can understand you.

• If you’re part of a team project, make sure each member of the team pretty much takes an equal amount of time as you, in the presentation.

• Use gestures to emphasize important points.• Make reference to pictures, diagrams, charts,

etc. that are on, or in front of your display. It will get the judge more involved with your project and topic.

Feel free to contact me:gora@teach-indonesia.co.id