Each student will have 15-20 minutes to make their presentation to the class. You should practice your talk several times to insure that you meet the time requirements. There will be a limit of three minutes for questions after each talk that is not included in your 15-20 allotted minutes for your presentation. Running under or over time we be penalized. You should have your computer presentation preloaded at the beginning of class.

Please do not read your presentation. Do not put too much content on any given slide. Text on slides should be more of an outline or highlights of what you discuss on each slide. Use note cards or an outline to "talk through" your material. You may want to ask questions of classmates as you go along or relate your work to that of others but beware of the time limits. Speak loudly and clearly and make frequent eye contact with your audience.

Each talk should be presented at a level so that a student who has completed one semester of physical chemistry can easily follow your material. Be aware that some students will have had completed a semester of biochemistry or may not have taken instrumental analysis.

If you need assistance with the PowerPoint presentation the instructor will be glad to assist. The deadline for this assistance is noon the Monday before your talk is scheduled.

You should dress the day you are making your presentation as if you were going for a job interview.

When you give your introduction of your fellow speaker that day, please be sure to include