Member Presentations

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Varieties of Presentations:  Performance & PowerPoint

For the 2025 virtual convention, all presentations must be pre-recorded and submitted ahead of the convention. The presentations will be made available for viewing leading up to and during the convention itself. Special time will be set aside for presenter discussion mixers during the virtual convention. Regardless of the type of presentation, presenters must be visible in their presentation video. Presentation videos must be 12 minutes or fewer.

These tutorials will show you how to record yourself presenting:

• Record yourself presenting through PowerPoint
• Record yourself presenting through Zoom (a free account will work)

Performances: A good performance presentation should include a discussion of the academics and/or process behind the piece performed. Discussions of creative presentations should help non-specialists understand the craft present in the work. These presenters may use PowerPoint, if so desired, and the presentations must be prerecorded and submitted ahead of the convention.

PowerPoint Presentations: Students wishing to present a PowerPoint will do so as part of a prerecorded presentation submitted ahead of the convention. PowerPoint content should be clear and easy to read. 

Visual Art PowerPoints:  Visual art presenters are asked to prerecord a PowerPoint presentation that will be submitted ahead of the convention. Include a description of each piece with its title, medium, dimensions (H” x W” x D”), and year created.

If you were planning to present a poster that you created for a class, please convert the poster content into a PowerPoint presentation that can be used in your 12-minute presentation recording.

Alpha Chi will contact registered presenters by email or phone 2-3 weeks before the convention with any last-minute details. Once the program is ready, an email notification will be sent to all delegates and the program posted on the conventions page at AlphaChiHonor.org. 

Click here to view a sample member presentation judging rubric.

Alpha Chi’s Professional Presenter Standards 

• Wear business attire and behave professionally.
• When you begin your presentation, introduce yourself and name the chapter you belong to.
• As a courtesy to your fellow presenters, we ask you remain present for your entire section.
• Be sure your presentation fits comfortably within the time limit. (12 minutes maximum)
• These are presentations, not manuscript readings.
• Practice (preferably for an audience), so your presentation is smooth and audio-visuals well integrated.

Presenter Preparation

• The total number of presenters per chapter isn’t limited, but each student is limited to one presentation. If you’re presenting on a Student Collaborative Research Project team, you may make one other regular presentation, but it must be in a different field or cover different material than your part in the collaborative project.
• You won’t submit your entire presentation when you register. You’ll be asked for your presentation title and a description designed to help our program director verify your proper field and optimize your program placement; that description will not be included in the program. Your title, academic field, and college are usually all that are listed in the program to help people select what presentations they wish to view, so consider your title thoughtfully. Use proper title case and punctuation and select the most applicable discipline and presentation type. 
• The program director will contact you by phone or email if there are questions. Please respond quickly to any communication from the national office regarding your program placement.