Instructions for Preparing Your Lightning Talk

Lightning Talks are expected to be 3-5minutes and should contain original content (preferably with a slideshow). Please upload the lightning talk in the link provided to you by email.

There are several tools available to easily record a presentation.

Loom: Loom is an easy-to-use video+presentation recording tool. Instructions on how to record a presentation using loom is available here: https://support.loom.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002236078-How-to-record-a-presentation-with-Loom

PowerPoint presentation: Another simple approach is to create a Voice Over PowerPoint presentation:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c

and convert it to MP4

https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/knowledge-base/knowledgebase/how-to-save-voppt-to-mp4/

Meeting Software (with screen recording): Alternatively, you can use any meeting software as long as you have a recording of good quality and your final file is in the MP4 format. Here are some links to instructions on recording a meeting on common platforms:

• WebEx: Video Conferencing - Record a Cisco Webex Meeting

• OBS: How to Record a Presentation using OBS Studio-IEEE CPC [YouTube Video]

• Skype: Skype for Business: Recording a Meeting | Information Technology Services | Bemidji State

• University

• Google Meet: Record a video meeting - Meet Help

• Zoom: Local Recording – Zoom Help Center

• Gotomeeting: How to Record a GoToMeeting Session | Techwalla and How to Convert and Open the GoToMeeting

• Recordings

• Microsoft Teams: Record a meeting in Teams - Office Support