This document provides tips for students presenting their science projects at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF). It recommends structuring the 10-minute presentation with sections for introduction, purpose, acknowledgments, procedure, results, conclusion, future plans, and asking for questions. Key tips include practicing extensively, speaking clearly while making eye contact with judges, and using visual aids and gestures to emphasize important points. The goal is to engage the judges and communicate the purpose, process, findings, and significance of the project in a clear and concise manner.

1. Indonesia Road to Intel ISEF
Oral Presentation (Interview) Tips

2. More than 70 countries, 1.600 participants
4 million dollar awards and scholarships
Intel ISEF is the world's largest international pre-college science competition
with affiliated fairs around the globe.

3. Indonesia Intel ISEF Experience
2012
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4. On judging day, the interview sessions are 15 minutes long,
Judges will spend only 12–14 minutes at each science project
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

5. Structuring Your Winning Presentation
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

6. Structure of 10 Minutes Presentation
Introduction
Purpose
Acknoledgement
Conclusion
Result
Procedure
Final Words &
Future Plans
Ask for question
Closing

7. INTRODUCTION
• Give your project title, your name, grade and
school.
• State how or why you got interested in this project
and your reason you chose this topic.
• Give about a 1-2 minute background explanation
about your project and the topic

8. PURPOSE
• State your hypothesis, and what question
you were trying to solve.
• If you’re doing a project that you know has
been done before, describe if you gave it
any kind of unique or unusual twist; did you
do anything differently in the experiment, or
did you build a homemade device as part of
your project?
• Creativity is an important part of the judge’s
scores

9. ACKNOLEDGEMENT
• Tell where you obtained your information.
• Give credit to those who helped you, and
any labs, museums or business where you
did your work.
• Show your list of reference and books if you
have it on your board or as part of your
report.
• Also briefly indicate any work done in the
past pertaining to your project.

10. PROCEDURE
• Be complete and don’t leave out necessary details.
• Proceed in a logical manner, telling what you did
step-by-step.
• Point, or refer to any visuals on your boards or in
your notebook such as diagrams, drawings or
photos.
• Explain about any equipment you used or built.
• Explain any special safety precautions you took
while handling machinery, chemicals or animals.
• Keep in mind that the judges will be more interested
in your experiments and results than in your
equipment or where you did your research.

11. RESULT
• Explain both your controls and
variables.
• As you did with the procedure, point to
charts, graphs and any important data
on the display, or in your notebook.

12. CONCLUSION
• Wrap up your presentation with a 1-2 minute
showing and explaining the results and whether
your hypothesis was supported or not by the data.
• If your results didn’t work out the way you thought
they would, make sure you explain this and any
reasons why, and what you might do differently next
time.
• The judges will appreciate that you did this, and
may even award you points for being honest.

13. FINAL WORDS & FUTURE PLA
• State the one most important thing you
learned by doing the experiment.
• Bring up any new questions you now have
as a result of doing your project.
• Tell how you might plan to continue your
project, or other research you think
someone one might be able to do as a
result of the work you did.

14. ASK FOR QUESTIONS
• When you’re finished, ask the judge if there are any
questions they would like to ask.
• Think about what the judge is asking, and answer
slowly.
• If you don’t understand their original question, it’s
okay to ask them to rephrase it or to be more
specific.
• If you don’t know the answer, admit that you don’t,
and then either take an educated guess or, you
might also say: “I never thought of that before but I
will look into it. That’s very interesting.”
• Ask them for any suggestions they may have for
improving your project.

15. CLOSING
• Say “Thank You:” Don’t forget to thank the
judge for taking the time to talk with you.

16. OTHER TIPS FOR SUCCESS

17. OTHER TIPS FOR SUCCESS (1
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Practice, practice, practice.
Do not read directly from your backboard/tri-fold.
Dress neatly
Smile and shake hands with the judge when you’re
introduced to him/her.
• Talk to your judge directly – look at him/her while
you’re doing your presentation.
• Do not chew gum or eat candy while talking with a
judge.
• Stand off a bit to the side of your display so that
you’re not blocking it.

18. OTHER TIPS FOR SUCCESS (2
• Avoid saying “uhm” and “like” and don’t use any
slang words or swears.
• Speak slowly and clearly, so the judge can
understand you.
• If you’re part of a team project, make sure each
member of the team pretty much takes an equal
amount of time as you, in the presentation.
• Use gestures to emphasize important points.
• Make reference to pictures, diagrams, charts, etc.
that are on, or in front of your display. It will get the
judge more involved with your project and topic.

20. Feel free to contact me:
gora@teach-indonesia.co.id