Each contestant will have 5 minutes to present a slide deck on the topic of "Illumination and Transformation" using 11 unique decks of 12 slides each. Judges will score each presentation on 5 criteria and assign an overall score out of 25, with tiebreakers determined by audience applause. The 5 criteria are: content and credibility, poise and gestures, flow, audience response, and completing all slides. Contestants can earn up to 5 bonus points for successfully using their subtitle in their presentation, as determined by the judges.

1. CalCon2010 Battledecks

2. The Rules: Each contestant will present on the same general topic: Illumination and Transformation There are 11unique slide decks of 12 slides each Each contestant has 5 minutes to complete their presentation Judges will score each presentation on 5 criteria and assign a final score out of 25 In the event of a tie, we will use the audience applause-o-meter to determine a winner

3. The Judging Criteria: Content and Credibility (did it make sense?) Poise and Gestures (were they comfortable?) Flow (minimal pauses and stammering) Audience response (was there any?) Getting through all the slides!

4. The Judging Criteria: Bonus Points! A total of 5Bonus Points may be earned if the presenter SUCCESSFULLY* uses their subtitle in their presentation *success is determined by the judges

5. READY

6. ILLUMINATION & TRANSFORMATION: Vowels and Sometimes Vowels

8. Math is hard!

12. WISHING

14. Succeed

15. Witness

17. Progress

18. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! TIME IS UP! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!