Recommendations

Recommendations by MILSET

Why participate?

Participant benefits

  • Expo-Sciences is not competitive. No one is your rival
  • Gain experience in explaining your project to different audiences
  • Develop and practice language skills
  • Make new scientific, and social contacts
  • Possibility to develop collaborations with similar projects or colleagues of other countries
  • Making contacts with other youth STEAM organizations

ESV ice-breaking activities

  • Scheduled time to visit other projects
  • You will receive a pack of ESV-stickers of the following categories:
    • GREAT PRESENTATION
    • INNOVATIVE
    • REAL SOLUTION TO A REAL PROBLEM
    • I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW
    • FLAG OF YOUR COUNTRY
  • Please place the stickers on the project(s) that you consider fitting to the categories
  • The «Flag stickers» could be used to exchange as souvenirs with other projects

Project presentation

  • Each project is provided with a horizontal stand 1,5 x 1 meter
  • There are two main things to think about: PRESENTATION and POSTER DESIGN

Presentation tips

PREPARATION

  • Show confidence and mastery of the topic
  • Think about how you could adapt your presentation to different audiences: children, youth, scientists, the public
  • Make a good first impression: Be polite & smile!

PRESENTING TO VISITORS

  • Start with a 30-second introduction to describe the essence of your project
  • Ask if the listeners have questions or would like more information – some will say “No, thanks.”
  • Develop two longer versions of your presentation:
    • 3 to 5 minutes for those who are interested after your introduction
    • 8 to 10 minutes for experts or those deeply interested in your project

BE ATTENTIVE

  • Does the person understand what you are saying or are they confused? Adapt your explanations accordingly

QUESTIONS

  • Ask visitors simple questions to find out what they know about your topic
  • Learning important terms and keywords for your project in Kazakh language could help you with visitors

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES

  • Attract more visitors by inviting them to participate in an experiment, demonstration, or quiz

SYMBOLS OF YOUR COUNTRY

  • You are an ambassador of your country
  • Add materials like a flag, a map, photos, and information about your country to your stand
  • Bring pins, coins, and small souvenirs of your country to exchange with others
  • Political images and messages are not permitted

Poster design

You may have already prepared your poster, but if you can modify it, please consider:

  • Title: make it short, informative, and interesting
  • Describe your work: introduction, aim, method, results, conclusions, bibliography
  • Use large type so visitors can read it from 1-2 meters away
  • Be creative: use different colours, proportions, elements of different sizes
  • The following slide shows a simple draft of a poster