Essential to the success of the 3MT competition is the participation of presentation judges! If you would like to be a judge for 3MT @UBC, please contact us. Judges are needed for departmental heats, semi-finals and finals.
Once you have been successfully chosen to be a judge, you will be evaluating the participants on the following:
1. Comprehension & Content:
- Did the presentation provide clear background and significance to the research question? “the Why & What”
- Did the presentation clearly describe the presenter’s role in the research, the research strategy/design, and the results/findings of the research? “the How”
- Did the presentation clearly describe the (or potential) conclusions, outcomes and impact of the research. The “So what”. Note: Research integrity is very important. Results, conclusions and potential outcomes should be realistic in respect to where the research is and what it may lead to.
- Was the PowerPoint slide well-defined? Did the slide enhance the presentation?
2. Engagement & Communication:
- Was the oration delivered clearly?
- Was the language appropriate for a non-specialist audience, or was accompanied with an explanation to make terms understandable to a non-expert audience? (note: non-specialist, not lay)
- Did the presenter convey enthusiasm for the research, capture & maintain the audience’s attention?
- Was the presenter careful to not oversimplify or generalize their research?
Please note: video and sound quality of live virtual event presentations will NOT be part of the adjudication criteria
