The title slide
This is the easy part. The title of your talk is a phrase describing the topic of your presentation. Make it large, simple, and readable. Your title slide should also have your name, your lab and school affiliations, and the date. If you have a really nice image from your work (for example, a microscopy picture), you can include it as the background of the title slide, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the readability of the title. Some schools require that the school crest or symbol is also included on the title slide. Check this with your institution.