Rules
• A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations
or ‘movement’ of any description)
• No additional electronic media (e.g. sound/video files) are permitted
• No additional props (e.g. laser pointers, costumes, laboratory equipment or
musical instruments) are permitted
• Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitors
exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified
• Presentations are to be spoken words (e.g. no poems, raps or songs)
• Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts
their presentation through movement or speech
• The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.
All final presentations will be filmed. Your 3MT slide will be
embedded into this video and posted online. To facilitate
incorporation of your slide into the video, we kindly request that
your slide complies with the following 3MT Slide Instructions:
•Prepare slides in 16:9 aspect ratio
•If you choose to include text on your slide, we recommend using
Calibri or Arial font with size 24 pt.
•As much as possible use public domain or your own image(s)
•Get written (email is fine) permission for all other image use
•Keep all images and text within the approximate are of this black
border (images/text outside of this area will be cut off when being
incorporated into the film).
FirstName LastName
Title of Thesis
Program: <name of your graduate program>
Supervisor: <name of your supervisor>
Your Slide
Please email this file to your faculty organizer for
inclusion in the final slideshow for your heat
If you go to the finals, your slide will be sent to
the finals organizers. If you have changes to your
slide, please email the newest version to
3mt-sfu@sfu.ca