1. General Directions for Using this Template This template has been designed to provide you a rough outline to prepare a top-notch presentation. It is consistent with the “Speaker’s Guide to Power Point” by Todd Grimm included in your speaker packet. Please keep the following in mind when using this document. 1.Print this slide for reference and then delete it from your file. 2.The number of slides represents general ideas to cover. Please insert slides as needed for your presentation. 3.Please type over the general titles and bullet points with your information. 4.Please limit the use of your company logo to the first and last slide as indicated in this document. 5.Although there is a “questions” slide at the end, please integrate audience engagement throughout your presentation. 6.If you will be submitting a presentation rather than paper for the proceedings, please use the notes section for each slide to provide additional information. This should explain what is on the slide and keep your slide simple and consistent with good presentation guidelines. These notes will be included in the pdf of your presentation for the proceedings. 7.Before sending to SME, save your file as the speaker’s last name. Do not include any hyphens, periods, or space in the file name. EXAMPLE: johnson.ppt

2. Presentation title Speaker name, company Insert Company logo here

3. Overview/Introduction Provide 3 to 4 points that you will cover during your presentation—summary only

4. Identifying the Problem Provide information on the end goal and the challenges/limitations of current technologies, previous technologies, processes, or materials

5. Potential Solution Describe the process, technology, and material used to overcome the challenges identified

6. Illustrate the Solution: Case Study Provide a case study and/or describe applications in which the solution was used

7. Benefits/Value Describe the bottom line improvements to time, money, quality, service, etc.

8. Next Steps Describe any future plans you have to improve

9. Summary/Conclusion Bring it back to the points you promised to make in your introduction. Summarize how each point has been covered and what this means for the audience.

10. Questions? Leave time at the end of your presentation to answer additional questions.

11. Thank you! Speaker name, company Insert Company logo here