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Important Deadlines
Presentation Guidelines
Event Venue and Accommodations Platform & Specifications Tips to Keep Your Audience Engaged
Day-of Session
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Welcome
Thank you for your commitment to serve as a presenter for The National MSP Network's 2025 Annual Educational Conference. As a reminder, the event will take place on October 15-17, 2025 at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve in Baltimore, Maryland.
Please
let this serve as your official presenter guide. Please bookmark this page for easy reference and continue to check back as the event gets closer as we will be adding additional speaker details. If you have any questions, please
email us at info@mspnetwork.org.
Important Deadlines
Presentation Guidelines
POWERPOINT GUIDANCE
MSPN requests the use of the official MSPN PowerPoint template. As a reminder, we do request the following for all presentations:
- Slide 2 must contain the disclaimer: Per The National MSP Network guidelines, all presentations must open with identification that the material to be discussed is that of the presenter and is in no manner to be considered the opinion of The National MSP Board or Alliance. In no manner should this presentation be considered legal advice. This presentation is provided for educational purposes only and is not to be a platform for self promotion. Self-promotion prohibits speakers from any future presentation.
- The final slide should list presenter credentials and contact information.
Please submit the final version of your PowerPoint in .PPT or .PPTX to info@mspnetwork.org. A PDF version of your presentation will be made available to attendees
pre- and post-event. If you have slides, such as trivia or active learning exercises, please submit both presentations for distribution and for live presentation. MSPN will again this year transfer your presentation to a final slide deck. Therefore, please be sure to alert us to any audio, video, or moving graphics so we can make sure that these items transfer correctly. NEW THIS YEAR: Please submit your presentation using this submission form.
When preparing and designing your presentation, you may reference the following tips for adult learning:
Event Venue and Accommodations
All continuing education sessions will be held at The Hotel at Arundel Preserve. Speakers shall make their own reservations using the group block information.
Tips to Keep Your Audience Engaged
- Learn the Content: Familiarity with the content allows a speaker to focus on presenting, rather than trying to remember the points to make. To minimize worry about forgetting elements of the presentation, include notes
in your presentation file and have a printout of your script or talking points.
- Practice Makes Perfect: Speakers should practice their content delivery in the environment in which they will deliver it. To make speakers more comfortable, ask colleagues, roommates, or family to sit in front so they can
present to familiar faces.
- Understand the Tools: If utilizing live polling tools (digital, flash cards, etc.), practice with the tools to feel comfortable.
- Speak Up: Check audio levels before presenting, but also make sure to breathe at regular intervals to speak audibly and clearly. Maintaining a clear, even tone throughout the presentation will allow the audience to hear
without strain.
- Make Eye Contact: Make eye contact with audience members to make them feel engaged.
- Don’t Fear Mistakes: Humans make mistakes, even during presentations. Realize that flubs happen and they won’t derail your presentation – unless you let them. Just keep going in your planned presentation and remember, the
audience is forgiving.
- Be Prepared: During the presentation, have a glass of water nearby to sip as needed. Also, keep handy a printout of your slides or notes in case you need to refer to them.
Source: https://www.inxpo.com/assets/pdfs/litepapers/How-To-Be-An-Engaging-Speaker.pdf
Day-of Session
In-Person Presenters
Please plan to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled presentation time. A microphone and computer will be provided with slides pre-loaded. Please also bring a copy of your slides on a flash drive as a back-up in case of any unforeseen technical issues. Should you require
special audio/visual equipment or internet access please include this information on your faculty questionnaire or contact our office at least 4 weeks in advance of the session. If you would like to present directly from your own laptop, please let us know in advance the type of connection is available on your computer to connect to LCD (i.e. HDMI, VGA, Mac Thunderbolt). Virtual Presenters
MSPN will coordinate a tech-check with you for Tuesday, October 14, 2025, and it is critical to make yourself available for that check. On the day of your session, please log in to the provided zoom panelist link 15 minutes prior to your session. As soon as the session prior to yours concludes, the MSPN team will begin the Zoom and conduct one final check for audio and video to start your session at the scheduled time.
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