effective smp poster presentations. objective explain guidelines you should follow to create your...

EffectiveSMP Poster

Presentations

Objective

Explain guidelines you should follow to create your poster

Provide you with examples of past SMP posters

Poster Presentations

What is the purpose of a poster?

Why Large-Format?

Before you start…Some things to consider

The Poster Printing Lab Supports

Program: Microsoft PowerPoint™

Media: USB Drive*, CD, data stored on your G-drive

System: PC

Working on your poster- Getting started-

Asset Management

General Specifications

Working on your poster-Text-

Use care in choosing a font and font size.

Serif Sans Serif

TimesGaramondGeorgiaCentury

ArialVerdanaTahomaCalibri

Working on your poster- Organizing Information -

Selecting Information

Layout

Layout Example #1

Layout Example #2

Working on your poster- Aesthetics -

Color Scheme

Images

Working on your poster- Figures/Graphs

Choosing graph types

Figure captions & Standard Error Bars

Colors and fill effects

Clear and meaningful labels

A Matter of Timing

When do I begin?

Contact Angie Draheim (ardraheim@smcm.edu) to arrange

a printing appointment*** [SMP students: Angie will distribute a google doc signup sheet via email during the FA & SP semesters], and

a review appointment*** at least two days in advance of your print date. Please allow ½ hr. For the review your PPT file should be completed as if ready to print.

Reviewing your poster before you meet with Angie….time well spent

Presentation Tidbits

Provide an explicit take home message.

Look professional.

Do not wander away from your poster during your assigned presentation time!

Don’t rely on your mentor to answer questions, especially about data analysis.

Any Questions?