IOA 2025 Conference Plenary and Concurrent Presenter Resources

Thank you for sharing your skills and knowledge!

We are delighted that you will be presenting at the 20th Annual IOA Conference. We have provided you with the resources below to assist you in preparing your presentation. 

Presentation Information

Presentation Submission Deadline: Any speaker using PowerPoint, must submit presentations by 10 March 2025. Submitted materials must be in their final form and speakers should not make changes to their presentation slides after submitting them. Presentations will be posted online and in the conference mobile app in PDF format for conference attendees to download. Please ave your presentation with the following naming convention "Speaker last name_presentation title." A reminder that if you plan to include a video or audio file as part of your presentation, close captions must be enabled.

To submit please do one of the following: 

• Email the office at [email protected]
• Upload File

Presentation Details: If you would like to make updates to your session description, your biography, or your photo, please email the updates to the IOA office at [email protected].

Use of Handouts: Providing examples of the concepts you are describing can sometimes help to solidify a presentation. If you want to share additional resources with attendees, you may submit them to IOA by 10 March 2025 and we will make them available for your session attendees online. Additional copies of materials will not be provided by IOA onsite at the conference.

Source Citations: Research used in developing the presentation must be referenced, with sources cited and permission granted, for use of another organization's samples or information.

Room Set: Session rooms will be set with the first few rows as a class room and the rest of the room set wit theater-style seating. Speakers will have a podium and head table.

Audio/Visual: Each room will have a projector and screen and HP compatible laptop. one wired podium microphone and two handheld microphones. Please send any Special AV requests to [email protected] for consideration by Monday, February 24.

Attire: Please dress in business attire for your presentation.
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Cancellations: Please notify the IOA office immediately if an emergency may prevent you from presenting a session. Please send a written cancellation via email to [email protected].

Presentation Guidelines

Before you jump in, here are some guidelines to keep in mind as you craft your presentation:

• Have fun. Take risks. Don’t be afraid to try something new. You are among friends.
• Include at least one interactive component in your presentation. What more can you add to the attendees’ experience?
• It is strongly recommended that you provide a takeaway for your audience, and it can be anything from a white paper to an infographic to a follow-up worklist or reading list (your slides don’t count as a takeaway). Your takeaway does not need to be printed - the IOA can make it available to attendees after your presentation.
• Use the best research and reporting practices. Openly cite any sources.
• Please dress in business attire for your presentation.
• Please notify the IOA office immediately if an emergency may prevent you from presenting a session. Please send a written cancellation via email to [email protected].

Helpful Links for Presenters

Inspiration and Wisdom:

• 10 Design Trends for to Update Your Next Presentation
  
• 10 Tips for Improving Your Presentations Today
  
• 20 Ways to Deliver Content That Engages at Face-to-Face Meetings
  
• The Art of Storytelling
  
• Download a free copy of “Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes” by Andy Goodman
  

Not every presentation aligns with an unconventional format, but all presenters can learn from the success of the wildly-popular TED.com presentation format. Here is an interesting link to help you learn from the principles behind this model.

• What is a TEDx Talk?

Presentation formats and content:

• Creating and Giving Business Presentations

Slide Decks:

• 10 Tips on How to Make Slides That Communicate Your Idea, From TED’s in-House Expert
  
• Slides That Rock
  
• The Ten Rules of Good Slide Deck Design
  

Being in front of an audience:

• So, UM, How Do You, Like, Stop Using Filler Words?
  
• 5 Secrets to Looking Confident While Speaking in Public