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\title{A Clear Title That Says What You Found}
\author{Author One, Author Two and Author Three}
\institute{University One \quad Company Two}
\paperurl{https://neurips.cc/virtual/2026/poster/000000}
\paperid{000000}
\session{Atlanta Orals 1A \quad Wed 9 Dec, 15:30, Hall C3}
\contact{author.one@example.edu}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}[plain]
  \titlepage
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{The problem}
  \begin{itemize}
    \item The setting, in plain words
    \item What goes wrong today, with one number
    \item Who would care if it were solved
  \end{itemize}
  \vfill
  \takeaway{One sentence: the question this paper answers.}
  \vfill
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Why it is hard}
  \begin{columns}[T]
    \begin{column}{.48\textwidth}
      \begin{itemize}
        \item What existing methods assume
        \item Where that breaks
      \end{itemize}
    \end{column}
    \begin{column}{.48\textwidth}
      \placeholder{4cm}{Figure: a failure case}
    \end{column}
  \end{columns}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Our idea}
  The idea in one sentence, then the one equation that carries it:
  \[ \mathcal{L}(\theta) = \mathbb{E}_{(x,y)\sim\mathcal{D}} \bigl[\ell(f_\theta(x), y)\bigr] + \lambda \lVert \theta \rVert_2^2 \]
  Say every symbol aloud. Define only the ones the audience needs.
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Method}
  \placeholder{5.2cm}{Figure: the method in one diagram}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Main result}
  \begin{columns}[c]
    \begin{column}{.58\textwidth}
      \placeholder{4.8cm}{Plot: accuracy against compute}
    \end{column}
    \begin{column}{.38\textwidth}
      \takeaway{+4.2 points at the same compute.}
      \vskip1em
      \small Describe the plot aloud: axes, then what to look at.
    \end{column}
  \end{columns}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{What else we found}
  \begin{enumerate}
    \item An ablation that shows which part matters
    \item Where the method does not help
    \item What it costs
  \end{enumerate}
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}{Takeaways}
  \begin{itemize}
    \item What a practitioner should do differently
    \item The main limitation, stated honestly
    \item Where the code and data are
  \end{itemize}
\end{frame}

\closingslide{The one sentence to remember.}

\end{document}