Sonoma State will align the competition rules and regulations with those associated with the CSU Grad Slam event
Eligibility
- Competitors must be enrolled in a Sonoma State graduate program.
Virtual Presentation
- Initial presentations will be made virtually, via Zoom or similar digital platform
- Presentations are delivered in oral presentation style in English (i.e. no poems, rap, or songs or dance).
- Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum, and competitors exceeding 3 minutes will be disqualified. The timer will start as soon as the presenter starts speaking.
- Depending on the number of participants, presenters may have to give their presentation more than once during the competition with a possibility of preliminary (1pm) and final round (2:45pm) presentations.
- Presentations must be done from memory (no notes)
- Participants must include one PowerPoint slide in their presentation (see slide specifics below).
- Presentations will be recorded.
- Presenters may use hand gestures.
- Competitors should dress in business casual or business professional attire
PowerPoint Slide
- The single competition slide will have to be in a 4:3 aspect ratio. Other slides will not be accepted. No animations or 'movement' of any kind are allowed.
- It is strongly recommended to keep the slide simple. Do not use complex composites. Make the image as big as possible and, if possible, do not include text.
- Ideally, limit the use of text on the slide. The images, not the text or title should dominate the slide
- If a label is necessary, use of a large font is recommended.
- If photos, graphics, graphs, or illustrations included on the slide were not solely created by the presenter, a reference to the original source must be included at the bottom of the slide.
- A pointer may not be used; clear and descriptive language should make the slide self-explanatory.
- The focus is on the presenter’s speech, which should be informative and comprehensible to a lay audience - even without a slide.