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 at
 Local,
Regional, National or International
 Determine
 Should
 Make

size requirements
be available on conference website
poster slightly smaller all around
Determine any other requirements
 Abstract?
 Poster
#
Your Poster

Visual aid
 Tell
a story
 Introduction/Background
 Method
 Results
 Discussion/Conclusions
 References
Your Poster

Make the story flow
 LR,

Less is More
 500-
800 words
 Bullet
 Short

Top  Bottom
points
sentences
Graphics
 Charts,
Pictures, Flow charts
Formatting
Title
Easily
readable from at least 6’
(minimum font 48)
 Headings
Be

bold, minimum font 32
Text
 Minimum

font 24
Font

Anything but Comic Sans
Formatting Continued: Design
 Make
it Appealing
 Appropriate
No
 Be
and simple color scheme
distracting backgrounds!
consistent
Font
Spacing
Writing
 Dry,
style
logical and formal
So….. You made a poster. Now What?
 Solicit
 Send
 Post
Feedback
a copy to your mentor
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
#1
#2
#3
• Be enthusiastic
• Be attentive to audience
• Don’t read your poster
• Use as a visual guide
• Refer to it as you speak
• Be prepared
• 30 second summary
• 3 minute summary
The presentation
#4
• Be prepared
• Practice
• Practice
• Practice out loud!
#5
• Be prepared for questions
• I don’t know is A OK
• Follow up
• Prepare handouts of poster with
contact info
#6
• Don’t be defensive
• Consider alternatives
Extras

Add a QR code

Contact info

Music or video files

Digital handout of poster


www.qrstuff.com
Layouts
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Horizontal 1
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Horizontal 2

Vertical 1