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.