15 minute oral presentation slot- include about me?

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Hello, giving a 15-minute slotted (so assuming 10-12 minute) oral conference presentation on a research project at a poultry disease conference. I wasn’t sure with such a short presentation if it’s okay to leave off the “about me” intro or if it’s still best to include? Thanks!

Comments

  1. gendr_bendr Avatar

    I would personally leave out an About Me slide with such limited time. Just verbally introduce yourself, job, and any relevant degrees. That should be enough.

  2. Low_Association5970 Avatar

    Leave it off and get right into it. 10-12 minutes isn’t much. Especially if you have some meat to your submitted work.

  3. Lygus_lineolaris Avatar

    It’s mostly useless at the best of times and the chair should be introducing you. I never bither with it and it’s not what oeople came to hear.

  4. Kikikididi Avatar

    Nope, just name, affiliation and maybe position on the title slide

  5. Smart-Water-9833 Avatar

    Nobody ever came to a presentation to hear someone talk about themselves unless it’s a job talk. Throw your name and affliation on the title slide and get right to the meat or birds as it may be.

  6. Bai_Cha Avatar

    No. No one ever includes an about me slide in a conference talk.

    It’s useful in some cases for invited lectures to give the audience a sense of where you are coming from and what your background perspective is, but at a conference your perspective is that you have research relevant enough to be accepted at this conference.

  7. trevorefg Avatar

    I’ve never seen an about me slide in a conference talk.