Paper presentations give students the opportunity to share their research findings from any discipline on a panel with 2-3 other students who generally share similar research topics. Students are encouraged not to read a paper but to instead present dynamically on their topic.

As a paper presenter, you have been placed on a panel with other paper presenters. Your panel has been given a title, and panels have been grouped based on common themes presented in your proposals. Traditionally, the order of presentation is determined by the order in the conference program. There will be a brief Q&A after each presentation as well as an overall Q&A to conclude each paper session.

Submission Requirements

All paper presenters must register for the conference by Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021.

We are asking that all paper presenters share their visual aids with us in advance of the conference. A repository of presentations (including recordings) will be made available to registered conference attendees on the NRHC website. Please submit your PDF slides to this Google Form by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31st. You also have the option of sharing your paper if you choose. Click here to open the NRHC Journal to view previous paper examples.

Paper Presentation Instructions

Please note that depending on the size of your panel, you should time your remarks as follows:

• If you are on a panel of three or four people, you can speak for a minimum of 12 minutes and a maximum of 15 minutes.

• If you are on panel of five people, you can speak for a minimum of 10 minutes and a maximum of 12 minutes.

• Moderators will discuss with panelists whether Q&A will be held after each presentation or held to the end of the panel.

The purpose of Paper Presentations is not for presenters to read an academic paper to an audience. This is a presentation, and the presenter should prepare his or her written research as a dynamic oral presentation. It is recommended that presenters have access to notes, outlines, etc. Rehearse beforehand and often—plan ways to engage the audience throughout your remarks. If you will be utilizing a PowerPoint, it should be used as visual support. You should not read directly from your PowerPoint.

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Visuals

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You will have the ability to screen share your slides during your live Zoom session. The moderator will also have access to your slides as a backup if you encounter technical difficulties (Reminder: Please send a PDF copy of your slides to this Google Form no later than 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31st). Further, we recommend the following slideshow guidelines:

• There is no particular number of slides you must have, but please use the following rules and guidelines:

  • Use high quality photos

  • Don’t make the slides too “busy” with elaborate shapes, designs, and pictures

  • Don’t try to dazzle the audience with lots of different colors

• Keep the words on your slide brief and to a minimum. For instance:

  • Don’t have more than six lines of type

  • Don’t use more than five bullet points

  • Don’t write all words in capital letters

  • Don’t use too many different fonts

• You can incorporate the following types of slides to better orient your audience:

  • Title slide: Include presentation name, your name, university name, and your email address (optional)

  • Outline slide: Give a brief outline of what your presentation will cover in bullet points

  • Body slides: These slides should have headings that describe what your current point is with bullet points and/or photographs to orient the reader

  • Conclusion slide: Sum up your presentation

  • Sources slide: Cite the sources of your information for your presentation

If you have any additional questions about your presentation, please email us at northeastregionalhonorscouncil@gmail.com.

Roundtable discussions are meant as a way of facilitating direct, sustained interaction between students and conference attendees. In an in-person setting, conference attendees would float from roundtable to roundtable to experience several different presentations in a session. The virtual roundtable format will be timed in such a way that attendees can jump in and out of Zoom meeting spaces at specifically timed breaks in order to mimic the in-person experience. Ideas should be exchanged by using the presenters’ initial proposal to start a conversation with the attendees in the Zoom space, including with the other presenters you will be sharing the roundtable with. This is a distinct difference from paper presentations, which are primarily one-sided. Presenters should craft remarks that allow for interaction amongst those attending the roundtable presentation.

Submission Requirements

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All roundtable presenters must register for the conference by Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021.

We are asking that all roundtable presenters share their visual aids with us in advance of the conference. A repository of presentations (including recordings) will be made available to registered conference attendees on the NRHC website. Please submit your PDF slides to this Google Form by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31st. You also have the option of sharing your paper if you choose.

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Roundtable Instructions

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It is important that this is a discussion-based presentation; the main focus is to share ideas, not just to present your own. During your 20 minutes, you should interact with the audience and encourage them to use the Chat or other reaction features in Zoom.

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Timing

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• Timing:

  • The total time in the session is 75 minutes.

  • There will be three roundtable presenters in each Zoom room. You should prepare to speak and interact with the audience for 20 minutes. A moderator will be there to help keep time.

  • After the first 60 minutes are up, the remaining 15 minutes will be used for further conversation to see how the roundtable presentations connect with each other. Presenters and attendees will be encouraged to find areas of overlap and use the remaining time to network with one another.
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• The roundtable session will roughly follow this timetable:

  • Minutes 1-20: Presenter 1 gives his/her presentation

  • Minutes 20-40: Presenter 2 gives his/her presentation

  • Minutes 40-60: Presenter 3 gives his/her presentation

  • Minutes 60-75: Overall Discussion/Q&A/Networking

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Visuals

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You will have the ability to screen share slides during your live Zoom session. The moderator will also have access to your slides as a backup if you encounter technical difficulties (Reminder: Please send a PDF copy of your slides to this Google Form no later than 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31). Further, we recommend the following slideshow guidelines:

• There is no particular number of slides you must have, but please use the following rules and guidelines:

  • Use high quality photos

  • Don’t make the slides too “busy” with elaborate shapes, designs, and pictures

  • Don’t try to dazzle the audience with lots of different colors

• Keep the words on your slide brief and to a minimum. For instance:

  • Don’t have more than six lines of type

  • Don’t use more than five bullet points

  • Don’t write all words in capital letters

  • Don’t use too many different fonts

• You can incorporate the following types of slides to better orient your audience:

  • Title slide: Include presentation name, your name, university name, and your email address (optional)

  • Outline slide: Give a brief outline of what your presentation will cover in bullet points

  • Body slides: These slides should have headings that describe what your current point is with bullet points and/or photographs to orient the reader

  • Conclusion slide: Sum up your presentation

  • Sources slide: Cite the sources of your information for your presentation

If you have any additional questions about your presentation, please email us at northeastregionalhonorscouncil@gmail.com.

The acceptance of your Art Gallery submission gives you the opportunity to not only display your work in our Virtual Art Gallery, but to present it live in a Zoom Art Panel on either April 10th or 11th.

Submission Requirements

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All art presenters must register for the conference by Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 and submit presentation materials to this link by Wednesday, March 10th, 2021. Art gallery submissions should consist of a photo, scan, or digital file in high-quality JPEG format with written descriptions of their artwork. All art submissions will be archived on our Virtual Art Gallery on the NRHC website prior to the conference and be open to all conference attendees.

Art Panel Presentation Instructions

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This year is the first time that art presenters will have a chance to deliver oral presentations describing their submission to a wider audience. During the art gallery panels, you will have between 10-12 minutes to talk about your inspiration, the methods you used to create the piece, and the meaning behind your piece. You can also choose to say anything else about your artwork at this time.

There will be a moderator for the session who will keep time and facilitate the Q&A. Questions are taken after each individual discusses his/her piece and at the end in an open forum.

You are not required to prepare a PowerPoint, but you are free to do so. You should alert the moderator at the beginning of the session so that they can give you hosting permissions in order to screen share your presentation.

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Visuals

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If you choose to present with a PowerPoint presentation, you will have the ability to screen share your slides during your live Zoom session. The moderator will also have access to your slides as a backup if you encounter technical difficulties (Reminder: Please send a PDF copy of your slides to this Google Form no later than 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31st). Further, we recommend the following slideshow guidelines:

• There is no particular number of slides you must have, but please use the following rules and guidelines:

  • Use high quality photos

  • Don’t make the slides too “busy” with elaborate shapes, designs, and pictures

  • Don’t try to dazzle the audience with lots of different colors

• Keep the words on your slide brief and to a minimum. For instance:

  • Don’t have more than six lines of type

  • Don’t use more than five bullet points

  • Don’t write all words in capital letters

  • Don’t use too many different fonts

• You can incorporate the following types of slides to better orient your audience:

  • Title slide: Include presentation name, your name, university name, and your email address (optional)

  • Outline slide: Give a brief outline of what your presentation will cover in bullet points

  • Body slides: These slides should have headings that describe what your current point is with bullet points and/or photographs to orient the reader

  • Conclusion slide: Sum up your presentation

  • Sources slide: Cite the sources of your information for your presentation

If you have any additional questions about your presentation, please email us at northeastregionalhonorscouncil@gmail.com.