The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

How to effectively present your research

What is the point of a research poster?

it is an advertisement, a way to quickly communicate your hard work and findings

The Bad

The good

The ugly

In the beginning

Identify a meeting or conference to present atLocal, Regional, National or International Determine size requirements

Should be available on conference website

Make poster slightly smaller all around

Determine any other requirements Abstract? Poster #

Your Poster

Visual aid Tell a story

Introduction/BackgroundMethodResultsDiscussion/ConclusionsReferences

Your Poster

Make the story flow LR, Top Bottom

Less is More 500- 800 words Bullet points Short sentences

Graphics Charts, Pictures, Flow charts

Formatting

TitleEasily readable from at least 6’ (minimum font 48)

HeadingsBe bold, minimum font 32

Text Minimum font 24

Font Anything but Comic Sans

Formatting Continued: Design

Make it AppealingAppropriate and simple color scheme

No distracting backgrounds!Be consistent

FontSpacingWriting style

Dry, logical and formal

So….. You made a poster. Now What?Solicit Feedback

Send a copy to your mentor Post a copy and have your friends and classmates comment

on it Upload to Faculty of 1000 for expert feedback.

Revise & Repeat Print!

Save as .PDF Print early

At least 3 days before conference

The presentation

The presentation

Extras

Add a QR code

Contact info

Music or video files

Digital handout of poster

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Layouts

Horizontal 1

Horizontal 2

Vertical 1