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Making an Appealing Conference Poster
Michael T. Warren, Ph.D. Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing
The University of Oklahoma
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Academic Conferences
Purpose: • See what’s new • Share research • Get feedback • Network • See old friends • Travel the world
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Why Posters?
• Reach tons of people • Promote your work • More time (60-90 min) • One-on-one conversations • Feedback before publication
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The Essentials
Introduction (including hypotheses) Participants/Sample
Measures Analytic Plan
Results (with tables and figures) Discussion/Conclusions References (optional)
Visual(s) (optional)
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• Catchy (but relevant) title • Make it visual! (with high-quality images) • Keep font size consistent • Light background with dark text
Design Tips
Easy to read
Hard to read Hurts to read
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• “White space” is good • Use bullets • Make main point stand out • Give people a reason to stop
and talk to you!
Design Tips
Yikes!
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• Cite your sources • Include contact info • Dress the part • Smile and make eye-contact • Give people time • It’s okay if you don’t know
everything
Professionalism
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Award Winning Sample Poster
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Award Winning Sample Poster
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• Standard Size – 36” x 48” • Use handouts for attendees to take home (optional) • Sign-up sheet for more information (optional) • Carrying your poster – poster tubes if traveling long
distance
Miscellaneous
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Tips and Articles: http://www.csun.edu/plunk/documents/poster_presentation.pdf http://colinpurrington.com/tips/poster-design http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2011/01/poster.aspx https://chroniclevitae.com/news/379-seduction-in-the-poster-session
Getting Critical Feedback: https://www.flickr.com/groups/pimpmyposter/ (Get critiques from friends and strangers) http://betterposters.blogspot.com/ (Dr. Zen critiques posters)
Resources