Paper presentations provide an opportunity to tell others about empirical or non-empirical research you have performed. An empirical presentation is one where you present the results of a project in which you collected actual data. A non-empirical presentation is one where you are not presenting any original data, but you are reviewing and integrating previous studies that have been reported in the literature.

Presentations are limited to 12 minutes. This allows for 3 minutes in between presenters for questions.

Each room will have a digital projector, laptop computer with power point. Save your presentation on at least two different media (e.g., disk, CD, zip disk, memory stick). It's also a good idea to print out all your slides as a backup. If there are any other special needs, please contact the conference directors.

A moderator will be present to help you get set up for your presentation, to introduce you, and to monitor your time. Practice your presentation so that you will not get cut off abruptly before you have a chance to finish making your main points.

Try to arrive at the room for your session several minutes before the session starts, even if you are not the first presenter. This will give you a chance to get your presentation loaded on the computer.

Additionally, Psi Chi offers several excellent articles on doing oral and poster presentations.