Close of a talk at the Brainvale Neurotech Summit 2027, a fictional conference
Questions and thank you slide for a conference talk
A questions and thank you slide closes a talk by thanking the audience, inviting questions and telling people where to find the slides afterwards. This one ends session 14 at the fictional Brainvale Neurotech Summit 2027, with the slides link and a session hashtag for questions that come up after the room empties.
What is on the slide
- Title
- Thank You. Questions?
- Subtitle
- Slides and sources: brainvale.example/s14. Post your questions with #BNS27S14 and they reach me after the session.
When this is the right slide
Pick this slide to close a talk to a public or conference audience when people need to know where the slides are and how to ask questions after the session ends.
What to swap it for
Q&A: Centered Questions Pause. Use the centred questions pause when you want a Q and A break in the middle of a talk rather than at the end, without a thank you.
What this slide shows
The slide is near black, rendered in the template's dark colour mode. In the centre a single line of serif display type reads Thank You. Questions? in cream. Below it, in a smaller, lighter serif, the subtitle reads: Slides and sources: brainvale.example/s14. Post your questions with #BNS27S14 and they reach me after the session. There is nothing else on the slide apart from a hairline rule and the page number at the foot. The Brainvale Neurotech Summit 2027 is a fictional conference, and session 14 a fictional talk on its programme. The link uses the example domain reserved for samples, and the tag follows the common pattern of event short name, year and session number. The dark background suits a conference hall, where a bright white slide at the end of a talk can glare in a darkened room.
When this is the right slide
Use a questions and thank you slide to close a talk given to people who do not know you: a conference session, a meetup talk, a guest lecture, a webinar. It is the right close when the audience will want the material later and may think of questions after they leave. The two practical lines matter more than the thanks: where the slides are and where to ask. This is the right slide when the talk informs rather than asks for a decision. It is the wrong close for a sales or investor pitch, where a single call to action with a deadline does more, and the wrong close for a client proposal, where a named person with an email and phone is what the client needs. It also suits recorded talks, because the link and tag still work for viewers weeks later, which a request to find the speaker at the coffee break does not. The large, centred title keeps the slide readable in a small video tile.
How to adapt it
First, for a webinar, replace the hashtag with the chat or Q and A panel instruction, such as Type questions in the Q and A panel, and keep the slides link. Second, for a talk to an internal audience, swap the public link for where the deck lives on the intranet, and drop the tag. Third, if the conference provides an event app for questions, name it instead of a hashtag so people use the channel the organisers will read. Keep the subtitle to two lines at most and test that the link can be read from the back of the hall. If the slides will not be published, say what will be, for example sources and further reading at the link, so the line is still true. Never put an address on the slide that does not work yet. After the conference, check the tag for a week and answer the questions publicly where you can, linking back to the slides, so the people who asked and the people who were too shy to ask both get the answer.
What makes this slide work
Thanks and the invitation in one title
Thank You. Questions? sits centred in display type on one line, so the speaker can click to it, say thank you and open the floor without a second slide.
Where to find the slides, in one short line
Slides and sources: brainvale.example/s14. A short path that can be read off a photo of the screen means people stop photographing slides and listen to the answers.
Questions have somewhere to go afterwards
Post your questions with #BNS27S14 and they reach me after the session. The tag catches the questions people think of in the corridor, which at a busy conference is where many of the best ones come from.
Questions people ask
Where should a speaker say the slides can be found?
On the last slide, as a short link, and out loud once. People decide whether to photograph slides during the talk; telling them at the end that everything is at one short address lets them listen instead. The link should work on the day, so publish the slides before you walk on stage.
Should the slides link be a QR code or a short URL?
A short, readable URL works for everyone, including people watching a recording or a photo of the screen. A QR code is quicker for people in the room with phones out. If you add a code, keep the URL beside it. This layout holds text only, so the short link is the one channel here.
What is a session hashtag for at a conference?
It collects questions and comments about one talk in one place, so the speaker can find them after the session. Conferences often run an event tag; a session tag such as #BNS27S14 narrows it to this talk. Say on the slide what happens to tagged posts, here that they reach the speaker.
How long should a Q and A section run after a talk?
About a quarter of the slot: ten minutes after a 40 minute talk. Plan the talk to end early enough to protect it, because the questions are often where the audience gets the most value. If the session chair signals time, take one last question and point people to the hashtag for the rest.
What if nobody asks a question?
Have one ready. Say a question you are often asked, then answer it briefly, which usually prompts others. Leave this slide up the whole time, since the slides link and tag keep working even if the room stays quiet, and people who are shy in a hall often post questions later.
Should the questions slide include the speaker's contact details?
For a conference audience of strangers, a slides link and a public channel such as a session tag are usually enough, and safer than a personal email on a recorded screen. Put contact details inside the slides document that the link opens, where people who want them will look.
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