Presenter Checklist & Resources

We can’t wait for your presentation at the ADRP 2026 International Conference!

Checklist & Deadlines

Best Practices & Resources

• Use up-to-date, quality resources and reporting best practices. Be sure to openly cite all resources (including images.)
• Practice and time your presentation. This will help you feel prepared and ensure your presentation fits within your allotted session time.
• Bonus: practice your presentation in front of a friend or colleague and ask for their feedback!
• Plan for audience engagement. Build in opportunities to engage with your audience, including time for questions throughout or at the end.
• Provide a takeaway. If appropriate for the content of your presentation, consider what takeaway materials might be helpful for your audience.
• One way to do this sustainably is to share your email address with your audience and ask them to reach out to you if they'd like the takeaway or to continue the conversation.
• Check out resources from the ADRP Content Committee.
• Crafting a Great Conference Session Proposal (watch the video replay | download the presentation)
• Coming in July 2026! Present Like a Pro: Best Practices for Conference Presentations
• Want to dig deeper? Here are some additional resources to help you prepare and give your best presentation:
• Presentation Tips & Tricks (List compiled from: convene.com, virtualspeech.com, forbes.com.)
• Engage your audience.
• Keep an upbeat pace.
• Stand up, allow yourself to move around.
• Keep your energy up!
• Pay attention to your audio; can everyone in the room hear you?
• Make eye contact with audience members.
• Know your slides.
• Practice your timing.
• Be yourself and HAVE FUN!
• Ways to be more engaging via aecumen.com.
• Exaggerate vocal inflections.
• Use gestures.
• Enunciate.
• Make eye contact.
• Spice up your slides—add animations, transitions, pictures, and even GIFs.
• Read more.
• Maximizing Accessibility in Your Presentation via nten.org.
• Keep slide show paragraph/bullet point text size a minimum of 20–28 points.
• Label slides with unique headings. If there is more than one slide per topic, use a numerical identifier such as "(1 of 2)". 
• Avoid using italics or ALL CAPS.
• Keep transition animations to a minimum.
• Focus on short blurbs and lists.
• Don't overfill your slides—break up dense slides to multiple slides.
• Read more.
• Digital Speaker Coaching Playlists:
• Coaching Playlist (Spotify)
• Coaching Playlist (YouTube)

Coaching Program

This program is designed to provide conference presenters support as they plan, prepare, develop, and practice running their conference presentations. Those interested in receiving coaching will be paired with volunteers with presentation experience who will work with them as a mentor in the months leading up to the conference.

Want to get paired with a coach?
Please reach out to the office at [email protected] to indicate your interest.

What You'll Receive Through the Coaching Program

The Speaker Coaching Program is available to help you strengthen your presentation, build confidence, and make the most of your conference experience.

As a participant, you can expect:

• Dedicated one-on-one support from an experienced coach throughout the presentation development process.
• An opportunity to discuss your presentation goals, audience engagement strategies, key messages, and supporting materials.
• Thoughtful feedback on your selected presentation proposal and ideas for strengthening your session.
• A full presentation dry-run with your coach, providing an opportunity to practice your delivery in a supportive setting.
• Constructive feedback focused on helping you refine your content, delivery, and audience experience.
• Guidance on presentation structure, storytelling, visual aids, handouts, and audience engagement techniques.