•3MT Title Slide - Insert NAME, TITLE and FACULTY.

•This will be your 3MT PowerPoint slide.

•Please refer to next slide for rules & regulation of PowerPoint Slide and
Presentation session.
 Rules of Slide & Presentation
• Only a single static PowerPoint slide is permitted
Slide
• No slide transitions, animations or ‘movement’ of any description are allowed.
• No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted.

• Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and contestants exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.
Presentation

• No notes reading is allowed.

• No additional props or equipment (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment.) are permitted.
• Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs)
• Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through speech
(timing does not include the 3MT title slide and commences from when the competitor starts speaking, not
the start of the video)
 Rules of Recording (Virtual)
Videos must meet the following criteria:
• Filmed on the horizontal;
• Filmed on a plain background;
• Filmed from a static position;
Video Recording

• Filmed from one camera angle;

• Contain a 3MT title slide (at beginning);
• Contain a 3MT PowerPoint slide (top right corner/right side/cut to)
• Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).
• No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted within the video recording.
• The 3 minute audio must be continuous – no sound edits or breaks.
• No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment and animated
backgrounds) are permitted within the recording.
• Example of 3MT videos: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7587317
 3MT submission
• Ensure your completed video has been copied to your desktop or laptop device from your
phone or tablet
• Create your own personal Youtube account and log in at Youtube.com. Click ‘log in’.
• Hover over the ‘Create’ button in the top right and select ‘Upload Videos’ from the drop down
Video Submission

menu.
• Either drag and drop your file for upload or manually select your file by clicking ‘or choose files’.
The upload should begin automatically.
• Ensure the privacy setting is set to ‘Unlisted’.
• Give your video a title: USIM_Name_3MT Title
• In your video description please place the following:
• 2021 USIM 3MT Competition
• Name:
• 3MT Title:
• The Youtube link to your video is the link you will submit to your 3MT Event Coordinator along
with your 3MT title slide and 3MT PowerPoint slide so the judging panel can view and assess
your presentation.
 Competition Rules
• Submissions via video format (only Youtube link provided to us). Files sent in other formats will not be
accepted.
• The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.
• Please Note: Competitors *will not* be judged on video/recording quality or editing capabilities (optional
Competition Rules

inclusions). Judging will focus on the presentation, ability to communicate research to a non-specialist
audience, and 3MT PowerPoint slide.
• Please Note: After each competition round, if selected to present USIM, competitors have the option to either
submit their current presentation or rerecord and submit a new presentation for entry into the next round.