Presenter checklist

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Congratulations on being selected to present at Discovery Summit 2025! The following information will help you prepare, format, and submit your paper or poster for presentation during the in-person segment of Discovery Summit 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Kirsten Crannell.

Recording your presentation

All paper and poster presentations will be pre-recorded via Zoom and posted the week after the in-person segment.

• Recordings will be completed during the month of August. You will receive information on how to schedule your recording time slot by Jun. 10.
• "JMP" is pronounced "jump", not "J-M-P."
• "SAS" is pronounced "sass," not "S-A-S."
• Instructions for recording your presentation can be found here

Tips for energizing your virtual communications

Whether you’re an experienced online presenter or a novice still not quite comfortable with speaking into a camera, there are techniques anyone can use to improve the effectiveness of virtual communications. The following video offers a variety of useful tips on how to deliver online presentations with confidence and credibility.

Your Digital Presentation Toolkit: How to energize your virtual communications

 

 

Uploading your presentation materials

You will be provided with a link to your space within the Discovery Summit website to upload your presentation materials.

• Presentation materials must be uploaded prior to your scheduled recording date.
• If you choose PowerPoint, we recommend that you use your organization's own PowerPoint template. Alternatively, you are welcome to use this Discovery Summit template.
• If you do not currently have a JMP User Community ID, please create one now (you will be prompted to create a MyJMP profile) and send it to Kirsten Crannell.
• Instructions for uploading your presentation materials can be found here.

Presentation types

• In-person paper presentation

  • Include a title slide in your slide deck.
  • Presentations will be recorded during the month of August. We will not be recording live presentations at the in-person segment.
  • If you choose to use PowerPoint, we recommend that you use your organization's own PowerPoint template. Alternatively, you are welcome to use the Discovery Summit template.
  • You will deliver your presentation live at the in-person segment (Oct. 21-24).

• Posters

  • During the in-person conference, you will be assigned a 45-minute time slot to discuss your poster and answer questions in an expo format.
    • During the conference, make sure you have prepared a lightning-style talk (5-10 minutes) for attendees as they go from poster to poster.
    • However, your recording can be expanded beyond the presentation that is prepared for the in-person poster session.
  • Your presentation should be in PowerPoint format.
  • Limit your slide presentation to a maximum of four static slides (no zoom feature, animation, or click through).
  • Attendees can view posters on monitors throughout the conference.
  • Poster Template (.pptx)
  • Poster Guidelines and FAQs

• SimuLive

  • Presentations will be delivered virtually during the Early User Edition of Discovery Summit on Sept. 24 and 25.
    • During SimuLive sessions, the prerecorded presentation is delivered to a virtual audience. Presenters are then available via the live chat to answer questions in real time. It's a dynamic way to engage with the content and the presenter.
  • Following the conference in October, your recorded presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on the Discovery Summit website.

 

• On-demand

  • Record your presentation in August.
  • Following the conference in October, your recorded presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on the Discovery Summit website.
  • Submit your presentation file in any format (e.g., PDF, JMP journal, or PowerPoint).
  • Include a title slide in your slide deck.