Guidelines for 10 minute Solo Presentations

This is a very simple and professional structure that you can use for many different scenarios, including: a job interview, presenting research at an academic conference, sharing a report with colleagues, presenting findings of a study etc.

Slide 1: Your name and the title of your talk (0.5 min)

-   Introduce self, explain the title, put audience at ease.

Slide 2: Breakdown of 3 main sections of talk (1.5 mins)

-   Explain why you have chosen to focus on these 3 sections, why they are the most important aspects of the subject. Briefly (no more than a sentence) explain to the audience what it is you will cover in each section, why one section leads on to the next, and suggest what you will conclude (this should refer back to the title of your talk).

Slide 3-6: First section of talk (2 mins)

Slide 7-10: Second section of talk (2 mins)

Slide 11-14: Third section of talk (2 mins)

-   In each of the 3 sections of the talk, include some images with captions but no text on the slide. Speak without notes, pointing sometimes at the image, but otherwise looking directly at the audience, explaining the story of the image they are looking at.

-   In each section, include an audio or video clip for variety and to keep the audience interested.

Slide 15: Conclusion of talk (2 mins)

-   In this slide, you should have an image or very small amount of text, possibly a quote from an authority on the subject. In your conclusion, you should either make a joke, or suggest that the issues covered in your talk raise an important question and you would love to know what the audience think (either approach helps to generate a good question-and-answer session afterwards).