- A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or ‘movement’ of any description are allowed. The slides is to be presented from the beginning of the oration.

- No additional electronic media are permitted (e.g. sound and video files).

- No additional props are permitted (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment).

- Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.

- Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).

- Presentations are to commence from the stage.

- Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through either movement or speech.

- The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.

- Active Master and PhD students in UTeM.

- Candidates who have successfully passed their confirmation milestone (including candidates whose thesis is under submission) by the date of their first presentation are eligible to participate in 3MT competitions at all levels, including the Asia-Pacific 3MT competition.

Engineering, Science and Technology (ICT), Social Science (Management)

UTeM 3MT 2019 Prizes

*Shortlisted candidates will get the chance participate to the National level 3MT 2019 !

By Mailasan Jayakrishnan

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1. Keep it simple. Choose content that extract seconds to assimilate and is clear when observe from the back of a massive room.

2. Choose an eye-catching visual It assist to forge you and your presentation further notable, not only in this competition, yet equally on conference posters or in encapsulate speech you may detail in the future.

3. Do you want to switch the focus towards speaker to slide to speaker. An energetic speaker will first attract the audience, next yield them on a expedition, visually, verbally or both. In some thriving 3MT presentations, the speaker empower the slide articulate for itself and does not broach to it.

4. Boast your excitement. Assured the 3MT can arise both nerve-wracking and stressful, yet it is further a much of enjoyment. It is a significant approach to unite other researchers beyond the Universities, perceive what they’re up to and portion your own research. Possess the professionalism as greatly as viable and yield every chance it propel your approach.

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