• Thoroughly read the speaker information and other communications about the conference.
• Arrive early: Be at your session are least 10 minutes early to meet with your chairperson and other presenters.
• Keep it simple.
  • Use minimal text and diagrams to present your findings.
  • Tailor to a broad range of kidney professionals (clinical, professional, researchers).
  • Provide a high-level overview of your research, leaving details for Q&A appendix slides (oral presentations) or an online appendix accessible via a QR code (posters).
• Tell a story.
  • Background: Briefly introduce the current knowledge in your field to set the stage.
  • Purpose: Highlight what is unknown or misunderstood, prompting your research.
  • Your Research: Explain the approach you took to address the identified gap or misconception and summarise the key findings.
  • Presentation Strategy: Start with a preview of what you’ll discuss, deliver the content, and then recap the key points at the end to reinforce retention.
• Focus on impact.
  • Ensure your audience understands the implications of your research for future research, policy, and practice.
• Be excited and well-prepared.
  • Practice extensively. Alone, with your research group, and with non-specialists.
  • Adhere to your time limit; cut content rather than speak faster.
  • Preparation helps manage nerves and improve performance.
• Use Q&A to your advantage.
  • Be confident and courteous. You are an expert in your field.
  • Use slides and appendix slides as needed to answer more detailed questions.
  • Note key questions for later reflection and incorporation.
  • Handle unanswerable or tough questions graciously, suggesting further discussion post-talk.
  • Use seemingly off-point questions to refine your message clarity.
• Ensure your visual materials are readable.
  • Use at least 24-point standard font for the main text.
  • Include ample white space for better organisation.
  • Opt for a white background with black text for main text to enhance readability.
  • Limit the number of accent colours and select them to maintain clarity.
  • Use a solid background colour. Avoid distracting or complex background images.
  • About 1 in 20 people has some form of colour vision abnormality. Avoid red/green combinations. Use an accessible colour palette, which can be found here. Verify the accessibility of your graphics with a colour blindness simulator, available here.
  • Bring business cards and share your contact details in your poster/slides.
  • Engage with attendees and fellow presenters.
  • Bring a printed copy of your research for more in-depth discussions.

As part of our commitment to sustainability, there will be no printed posters this year. All poster presentations will be displayed on digital e-poster boards.

Preparing your e-poster

• Please make sure you have read our e-poster artwork specifications guidelines
• If you have data visualisations, use as few as possible and make the findings section larger than other sections to ensure that these can be read from a distance.
• Do not write in paragraphs. Use bullet points.
• Your poster is a visual abstract. Do not include an abstract (unless required).

How to upload your e-poster

The upload process is straightforward - you should have received an email from the Events Team with details on how to upload your poster - if you have not received an email please contact events@ukkidney.org

• Click the link in your email to access your personal portal
• Navigate to the upload your e-poster tab and upload your poster. Please note that only 'portrait' orientation PDF files will be accepted (max 3mb)
• Please make sure you save your file with the paper reference found in your email
• Before uploading, ensure you have read and followed the e-poster artwork specifications guidelines

At the event

Please refer to the information provided below, which outlines:

• The day and time of your moderated poster session
• Your assigned poster board (A–L)
• Your presentation order (1–12)
• Have fun!

• Start and finish strong.
  • Set a compelling tone from start. Open with a hook—a startling statistic or provocative question—that relates directly to your research.
  • Tell your audience what they’ll be learning from you at the beginning.
  • Conclude in a memorable way. Emphasise the key points from your study so that any member of the audience could explain your research in a sentence or two. Consider ending with a call to action if your research has policy relevance, or a thought-provoking question if your findings should drive future research.
• Master your delivery.
  • Speak clearly and vary your tone to maintain interest. Use pauses to effectively emphasise key points.
  • Connect with your audience by looking around the room and making eye contact during your presentation.
• Be prepared for the unexpected.
  • Be flexible with time adjustments. If you’re running short on time, know what can be skipped without losing the impact of your research findings.
  • Be ready in case of technology problems. Check your presentation in the Speaker Preview Room and copy your presentation and all assets to a folder on a USB device.
• Have fun!