site search	Return to Challenge Home Page STEP 3: Create Your Presentation Entry Instructions Adding Narration to a PowerPoint Presentation Where to Mail Your Presentation | Judging Criteria Contact Us Instructions for Creating Your Entry Presentation The narrated instructional presentation was created using the narrate function of PowerPoint. It explains the content that should be included in a competitive presentation. Not every project will be able to supply all of the requested information; however, the competition scores will be directly related to how many of the requested items are presented, and in what level of detail. Please take advantage of the educational resource links indicated by the books icon on many of the slides. They provide additional information on many of the topics addressed in the presentation. View Instructional Presentation How to Prepare a Narrated PowerPoint Presentation Once you have created your 12-slide PowerPoint presentation, follow the instructions below to add the narration. Narrating Your PowerPoint Presentation: Go to Slide Show -- Record Narration. Select OK.  Record your narration for the title slide.  Click when you are finished and are ready to proceed to the next slide.  Record the relevant narration for each slide as you click through them.  The timing of the narration with respect to the timing of the slides will be saved. At any time you can right-click and Pause Narration. At any time you can hit ESC or right-click and select End Show. When you get to the end or you have manually ended the show, you will be asked if you'd like to save the timings with the narration.  Click yes. When you go back to the presentation later on, go to the slide you want to record, go to Slide Show -- Record Narration.  Select OK.  You will be asked if you want to start recording at the Current Slide or the First Slide. Recording Quality:   Open your presentation in PowerPoint. Go to Slide Show -- Record Narration. Set the Name to Radio Quality (22.050 kHz, 8 bit, mono 21kb/sec). Go to Slide Show -- Record Narration. Where and When to Mail Your Presentation A CD-ROM containing the narrated PowerPoint entry should be mailed to: Materials Research Society Attn: MRS Entrepreneurship Challenge 506 Keystone Drive Warrendale , PA 15086-7573 USA Entries must be postmarked by January 23, 2006. How Your Entry Will Be Judged The presentations will be scored according to the following: Market – 25 points Product or Service – 15 points Customers – 15 points Technology – 20 points Development Plan – 20 points Distribution Plan – 15 points Team – 15 points Financial Projections – 20 points Exit Strategy – 20 points A detailed scoring rubric, similar to what the judges will use, is available for download. This provides valuable insight to what the judges will be considering in each category. Who Will See Your Narrated PowerPoint Entry Your entry will become public document. It will be viewed not only by judges, but will be made available to corporate sponsors of the event once the competition is over. Semi-finalists are additionally expected to give their presentation in a public setting at the 2006 MRS Spring Meeting. MRS additionally reserves the right to post winning presentations on its website. Intellectual Property Disclaimer Any materials posted or submitted to the MRS Entrepreneurship Challenge become, by definition, publicly available. Consequently, MRS does not take responsibility for the unintended/undesired release of intellectual property pertinent to your invention. If you intend to patent your invention, please be aware that you will need to file a patent disclosure prior to the competition, omit patentable details from your competition submission, or take other measures to secure the intellectual property associated with your invention. Please consult a patent attorney or your university’s licensing/intellectual property office for appropriate legal guidance. Return to Entrepreneurship Challenge Main Page     Home •  News • Society Information •  Site Map • Comments • Search  • Contacts Meetings • Membership • Publications • Marketing Opportunities • Materials Connections Search the Site ©1995-2005 Materials Research Society 506 Keystone Drive Warrendale PA 15086-7573 USA Phone: 724.779.3003, Fax: 724.779.8313 General Information: Web site comments/questions:	Dates to Remember 9/1/2005 Competition Start Date 12/15/2005 Team Registration Deadline 1/23/2006 Entry Postmark Deadline 3/1/2006 Semi-finalists Notification   The Entry Process STEP 1 Form Your Team STEP 2 Register Your Team STEP 3 Create Your Presentation