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Stimulate Interest and Discussion Receive Feedback On Research Generate Contacts

The document provides tips for creating an effective poster presentation, including choosing a clear topic and title, using a logical flow and structure with sections and columns, using visuals like graphics and appropriate formatting for text, and practicing an engaging 3-5 minute presentation to summarize the key points for attendees. The poster should attract and maintain viewers' interest from a distance, convey essential information visually and concisely, and allow the presenter to discuss details interactively. Viewers will have only a short time with each poster, so the content and presentation need to be easy to understand and focused on the most important elements.

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Stimulate Interest and Discussion Receive Feedback On Research Generate Contacts

The document provides tips for creating an effective poster presentation, including choosing a clear topic and title, using a logical flow and structure with sections and columns, using visuals like graphics and appropriate formatting for text, and practicing an engaging 3-5 minute presentation to summarize the key points for attendees. The poster should attract and maintain viewers' interest from a distance, convey essential information visually and concisely, and allow the presenter to discuss details interactively. Viewers will have only a short time with each poster, so the content and presentation need to be easy to understand and focused on the most important elements.

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V Stimulate interest and discussion

V Receive feedback on research

V Generate contacts
V „ecide on one concept or question

V „etermine poster size

V Choose poster orientation


portrait
landscape
V Ôllow yourself lots of time
at least a week!
V „o not wait until the last minute
things will inevitably take longer than planned
V Remember to allow time (and money) for
printing/laminating
V Rake it easy to read
V Rake it easy to understand
V People only have a few minutes per poster
V Poster should stand alone
verbal explanations should supply details, not
essentials
V !ypically, use 3 to 5 columns
V Ôrrange material vertically from top left corner
to bottom right corner
V !his makes it easier for people to read, without
having to move back and forth
V „etermine logical sequence for material
V Organize material into sections
V Number sections to make flow obvious
V Ôrrange material into columns
V Sketch your layout before you start

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V !itle
V Ôuthors and Ôffiliations
V Introduction
V Rethods
V „ata and Results
V Conclusions and Future Work
V Reference and Ôcknowledgements
V ¦eep it short and simple
V Remove all non-essential information
V Ôttract visual attention: use graphics
V !ry for:
  text
4  graphics
4  empty space
V ëeft align text
V „ouble space
V Pick one font and stick to it
V Ôvoid italics
V Use larger/colored font for emphasis
V Use bulleted points rather than paragraphs
V !itle: 96 pt
V Ôuthors: 7 pt
V Ôffiliations: 36-48 pt
V Section headings: 36 pt
V !ext: 4 pt
V Ôcknowledgements: 18 pt
V Rake it interesting!
V You want to lure people from a distance
V Should be easy to read from 4 feet
V If title is too long, shorten it
„on·t reduce the font size
V Include full name with your college name and
address at the bottom
omit middle initials and titles

V Include academic affiliation


omit city and province
V One background color to unify poster
V Stick to muted colors
V Ôvoid red/green combinations
red/green color blindness is common
V „on·t overuse color
V Be consistent
V Rake large enough for viewing from at least 3
feet away
V !ext should support graphics, not vice versa
V Use heavier lines in tables and graphs for easier
viewing
ëike anything else, creating a poster can take as
much time as you let it. Start early and allow
time for mistakes, but decide how much time
you can afford to spend on this, and stick to
your decision.
V You need to be able to give an overview of
your work in 3-5 minutes
V Practice your presentation ahead of time, and
time it!
V Get feedback from colleagues
V Rake eye contact
V Ôvoid jargon and acronyms
V Speak clearly and slowly
V „on·t overload on detail
V rave a good opening that explains the main
focus of your poster
V Be able to summarize your conclusions and
their importance
V „on·t assume that people are experts in your
field
V „on·t stand directly in front of poster
But don·t disappear either!

V Give people a chance to look


But don·t ignore people who are interested

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