Guidelines for Preparation and Presentation of Seminar

1. Select a topic relevant to the stream of study with content suitable for B.Tech level
presentation. For selection topics refer internationally reputed journals. The primary
reference should be published during the last two years.
2. Get the topic approved by the seminar coordinator well in advance.
3. Preference to the selection of topic will be given on First Come First Serve basis and
student must verify the available list with coordinator before submitting the abstract.
4. Know the topic very well. The message of the presentation should be very clear.
5. The Presentation should consist of a minimum of 15 slides and maximum of 25 slides.
6. In slides, list out key point only. You may include figures, charts equations tables etc. but
not running paragraphs.
7. In slides, everything should be readable – Font size used should be atleast 24.
8. Show figures tables etc. only if you have to explain something about it. Just flashing a
slide and skipping the explanation is not desirable.
9. Figures should be very clear. Develop the habit of drawing your own figures using
suitable software tools for better clarity.
10. For the presentation, adopt simple themes; avoid unnecessary animation and sound
effects.
11. Give a title for each slide. Also add slide numbers.
12. Organization of slides should be as follows:
a. The first slide will be a title page showing the title, name of student, roll
no. and Class.
b. 2 nd page will contain overview of the seminar
c. Successive pages will contain
i. introduction and objectives of the seminar
ii. Body of the seminar includes methodologies, principles, graphs, block
diagrams, advantages, disadvantages, applications, case studies etc.
arranged in a logical sequence depending on the topic
iii. Conclusion
iv. Last slide will contain references and bibliography. References must be
presented in ASME format.
13. The seminar is to be of 20 minutes duration with another 5 minutes given for questions
and answers.
14. Keep a handout of presentation. This will help to organize the talk better.
15. The main goal in presenting the seminar is to communicate your topic to an audience of
mixed backgrounds and interests. Make sure that the presentation is given in English.
16. Introduce yourself at the beginning.
17. Introduce the topic and highlight its significance.
18. Have good voice projection; deliver in modest pace; modulation of voice is desirable.
19. Keep eye contact with the audience. Face the audience - Don’t talk to the screen.
20. Never argue with the audience. Don’t say any offensive comments.
21. Avoid repeated use of certain words/gestures.
22. Give a good conclusion.
23. Listen to the question completely– then only start to answer.
24. Repeat the question for the benefit of audience.
25. Each answer is for the entire audience, not just for the person who raised the question.
26. Check with the audience, whether the answer is satisfactory.
27. At the end, don’t forget to say Thanks for the attention.
28. Students have to prepare a detailed report on the topic of the seminar. The draft copy of
the Seminar report should be submitted before the presentation
29. Evaluations shall be based on the style of presentation, technical context, adequacy of
reference, depth of knowledge and overall quality
30. Distribution of marks for the seminar is as follows. Marks for the report: 30%
Presentation: 40% Ability to answer questions on the topic: 30%.