Please consult your Agreement Form for detailed information on your session(s).

Speaker Guidelines

Speakers will deliver their presentation(s) on the proposed topic respecting the allocated timing and will participate in the discussion and/or Q&A time of the session.

Speakers:

  • Must be available for the entire duration of the session,
  • Sit on stage with all Faculty,
  • Respect allocated timing,
  • Answer questions from the Chairpersons during the Q&A,
  • Actively contribute to the panel discussion,
  • Follow the presentation guidelines below when preparing your presentation,
  • Share slides with the Chairpersons and Discussants in advance – session preparation emails will be sent early August 2026 by ESC Team.

You can contact the congress programmes team: scientific@escardio.org should you need further information.

Presentation Guidelines

Slide Template

We highly recommend that you use the ESC Congress 2026 Slide Template.

Technical Guidelines

All presentations should be 16:9 formatted and have a 1280 x 720 minimum resolution.

They will be displayed from a PC with Windows 10 and PowerPoint 2019.

In order to ensure optimal delivery of your presentation, please stick to the following guidelines in the preparation of your presentation:

  • Your presentation must be prepared in PowerPoint version: type .pptx - for optimal rendering, we recommend you use the official slide set template
  • Please note that you can enter "notes" in your Powerpoint Presentation, as you will be able to view them from the eLectern display (speaker view only)
  • Preferred page set-up is landscape orientation (portrait orientation will not be displayed correctly).
  • Use standard Windows fonts only. Try to avoid the use of non-standard Windows fonts or language-specific fonts.
  • Images: do not copy and paste the images from another application, please use the “insert image from a file” functionality from PowerPoint (format JPG or PNG). Make sure that the inserted images have a minimum resolution of 300dpi.
  • Video: all videos must be embedded in your presentation. To avoid any issue with movies and loops with PowerPoint, presentations MUST be saved as .pptx files.
  • Apple: please give your filename an extension “pptx” (Preferred version: PowerPoint 2019).
  • Check your presentation on a Windows-operated computer (preferably Win10) before you upload it
Restrictions

Personal laptop computers cannot be connected to the projectors in lecture rooms & presentations cannot be loaded directly onto the computer in the lecture rooms. Presentations must be uploaded via our service.

To the attention of MAC users

If your presentation is on a Mac computer, we recommend you ONLY provide a Windows-compatible file.

Online Upload

 The Online Upload Service will open mid-August 2026.
We recommend that you use this service to upload your presentation(s) in advance.  

Speaker Service Centre

A faculty lounge will allow you to relax, meet with colleagues and discuss your presentations. Desks & plugs are also available in the lounge if you need to finalise your presentation before uploading.

Opening Hours:

  • Thursday 27 August - 14:00 - 19:00
  • Friday 28 August - 07:00 - 19:00
  • Saturday 29 August - 07:00 - 19:00
  • Sunday 30 August - 07:00 - 19:00
  • Monday 31 August - 07:00 – 17:00

Speakers can come to the Speaker Service Centre to upload their presentation or review their previously uploaded version as well as for technical assistance from the dedicated team.

The Practice Stage: a lecture room stage has been recreated to familiarise yourself with all available functionalities. You will be able to test the Presentation Management System at the eLectern to ensure you are fully comfortable before your session. If you want to practice before showtime - ask our hostess onsite.

Photo Booth:  a photographer is available to take your professional portrait which you can then transfer to your Speaker Profile or for your personal use.

eLectern

The presentation management interface in the lecture room is designed to support your presentation on stage by providing a range of intuitive features to enhance your experience:

  • The eLectern is operated as a touch screen (use your finger to navigate between the slide, activate functions, POINT to a specific are of your slide (as you would with a mouse)
  • Notes: if you enter notes on your presentation, they will appear on the side of the eLectern - not visible by the audience - you can increase the size of the font depending on how you wish to use them.
  • Preview next slides: your next slides appear on the right side of the eLectern, to help you better manage the flow of your presentation
  • Time management: a time management bar shows you the remaining time for your presentation. A warning will show on the lectern when the timing is about to expire. A notification to conclude and close your presentation will show when the time allocated is over.

The audience does not see the full eLectern view - only the slide shown at the time on the main window of the eLectern is visible by the audience.

Stage Set-Up

All Faculty involved in the session will sit on stage for the entire duration of the session to facilitate discussions and encourage interaction.
Please arrive early - so you can be placed on stage by the hostess.
All faculty are expected to remain in the session for its entire duration to participate in discussions and concluding comments as may be required.

Speakers' evaluation

This year again we will collect the delegates’ feedback on scientific presentations. Attendees can use the congress mobile app to provide a 1 to 4-star evaluation of each presentation.