4. Do not  chew GUM

5. Be aware of your body language. Avoid nervous gestures that may adversely affect your

Presentation.

6. Maintain eve contact with the Review Board.

7. Do not read your presentation.

Your product is not required for your oral presentation. However, if you decide to use your product, it should be used only to enhance your presentation. It should not constitute your entire presentation nor serve as the sole basis for your presentation. For example, if your topic is the design of modem indoor sports arenas and you have constructed a model, your presentation should not be limited to a recitation of the process you used to construct the model nor be composed simply of your pointing out various features of the model.

Practice your presentation several times until you feel comfortable with its format and content. Also, time your presentation to be sure that you do not exceed the ten-minute maximum.

Practice imagining what questions your Review Board might ask you (or ask a parent or a friend to compose questions for you) and plan the answers you would give. Your board may not ask these exact questions, but this will give you an opportunity to practice answering questions. Remember that questions should address a clarification or extension of your topic. Review Boards will be trained regarding the nature of appropriate questions. However, if you are asked a question that you feel is not appropriate (e.g., a question that is purely personal), you have the right to reply politely that the question does not relate to your research.