2. Key Dates
Training Session - 9th April
June 5th Newcastle University Finals (from 5pm)
Week Commencing July 1st - North East Finals
Deadline for Entries to Vitae 5th July
July – August Vitae Online UK Semi Final
Sept 16th Final at the Vitae Conference

3. Eligibility
Anyone working towards producing a thesis

4. Competition Rules Single static PowerPoint No props
Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum
Presentations are to be spoken
Presentations are to commence from the stage.
slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description are allowed. The slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration.
(e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.
and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.
word (eg. no poems, raps or songs).

7. Why take part if this isn’t what you do best?
Everyone can improve
Lay audience is critical
To understand is to be able to explain

8. Previous Winners Newcastle, Regional Winner and National Finalist
Rhiannon O’Connor
Vitae People’s Choice 2014
Rhys Anderson -
Regional Winner 2015 and Semi Finalist
Raveen Sandher –

9. Questions?

10. Exercise Spend 10 minutes thinking about these questions
Why is my field of research interesting?
Is there something I know most people would find surprising?
Who might eventually benefit from the research I am doing?
What is the part of the story my research aims to reveal?

11. Exercise Part 2 – Talk