Presenting research

• Conferences– Posters– Posters w. short presentation– Presentation

• Articles– Original articles – Short communications/letter to editor/dispatches– Case reports (Sjúkratilfelli)

Choose format according to data

Conferences

• Posters– European – height 120 cm, with 90 cm– American – height 4 feet (118 cm), with 8 feet (235 cm)

• Most poster printers print on a 90 cm wide paper roll or A0 (84.1 × 118.9 cm)– NOTE check size at print-shop

Preparing posters

• Most graphical layout programs– PowerPoint

• Choose Custom size (max 134 or 142 cm)

• NOTE color handling (RGB vs CMYK)

– Publisher– Corel Draw– Adobe PhotoShop– Adobe Illustrator– InDesign– and so on…

Posters - design

• Viewing time 1-2 hrs at international conference

• Total number of posters 10-10.000– Short time for each poster– Max 5-10 min

• Design poster accordingly

Posters - design

• What is important???– Introduction/background?– Aims?– Materials and methods?– Results?– Discussion?– Conclusion?

Posters - layout

• Big, clear, and professional font– Reader at 1-4 meters– Times/Times New Roman, Arial or Courier

• Background– Impartial/neutral?– Strong and bright?– Photo?

• Avoid using photos, if so, use faint photo

Posters - layout

• Big, clear, and professional font– Reader at 1-4 meters– Times/Times New Roman, Arial or Courier

• Background– Impartial/neutral?– Strong and bright?– Photo?

• Avoid using photos, if so, use faint photo

Posters - layout

• Big, clear, and professional font– Reader at 1-4 meters– Times/Times New Roman, Arial or Courier

• Background– Impartial/neutral?– Strong and bright?– Photo?

• Avoid using photos, if so, use faint photo

Posters - layout

• Title big, clear, preferably in a different color

• Short reading material– Key points– Bullets/numbers

• Clear tables

• Clear figures

• Clear text (font and size)

• Draw key-points forward

f. ex. using different color– Tables and figures– Conclusions

• Do not overload with colors– Over-decorated Christmas tree!!!

=> Main points get lost in the decorations

Posters - design

• Draw key-points forward

f. ex. using different color– Tables and figures– Conclusions

• Do not overload with colors– Over-decorated Christmas tree!!!

=> Main points get lost in the decorations

Posters - design

Posters - design

• Other small details– Institution Logo next to title– Acknowledgements (supporters)– Photo of presenter?– Abstract and/or abstract number– Handout, poster on A4 sheet

Further reading

• http://betterposters.blogspot.com/

• http://betterposters.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-scientific-poster-design.html

• http://www.cns.cornell.edu/documents/ScientificPosters.pdf

Conferences – Oral presentations

• Most larger conferences have simultaneous oral presentations in different rooms– Extremely important to stay on time

• participants switch rooms to listen to interesting talks

Respecting the timeframe is vital•If 10 min for presentation and 5 for discussion

•stop after 10 min

Oral presentations - Staying on time

• What is important???– Introduction/background?– Aims?– Materials and methods?– Results?– Discussion?– Conclusion?

Staying on time

• You can say what you need to say, in the time you are given!– Know your priorities

Uppbygging glæru (slide design)

• Þegar við höldum erindi er ekki gott að fylla glæruna með (miklu) lesmáli og lesa svo orðrétt upp af henni fyrir áheyrendurna

• Ástæðan er meðal annars sú að áheyrendurnir eru mun fljótari að lesa, í huganum, það sem stendur á glærunni heldur en sá sem heldur fyrirlesturinn er að lesa það upphátt

• Réttu upp hönd þegar þú hefur lesið allt lesmálið á þessari glæru!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck

Slide design

• Few points pr slide

• Few words pr sentence– Bullet points, no sentences

• Few slides – Each slide up for 1-2 min, no less than ½ min

• Simple tables– If complicated tables, lead the audience through,

pull out main things

• Simple graphs

Presentations do’s and don’ts

• Speak slowly and clearly

• Remember to breath

• Talk to the audience (not the slides)

• Beware of (bad)-habits (kækir) and pause or filler-words (hik-orð og tafs)– þú veist, hérna, sko, heyrðu, osfrv.– uh, erm, well, et crt.

Presentations do’s and don’ts

• Do not stroll all over the stage

• Do not stand still like a stick

• Do not read from slides

• Avoid reading from paper– Better to read than not knowing what to say– Use paper with bullet points to lead you through

the presentation

Presentations

• Practice, rehearse– In front of the computer– In front of a mirror– Abuse friends, colleagues, relatives,

husbands/wifes et ctr.