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Poster presentations

By Esrael Ayele
Poster presentations
• Poster presentations are an extremely powerful method of
communicating research
.
• Researchers summarize their work, present it in a visually-
appealing printed poster, and briefly explain their research to
an audience.
Preparing a poster

• The standard format of a poster follows that of an oral scientific


presentation and includes
– Introduction,
– Methods,
– Results,
– Conclusions;
– Recommendations.
• A poster, like an oral presentation, cannot (and should not) contain all
information you have on the topic.
• Scientific posters should stimulate interest rather than provide a detailed
presentation.
• If all text is kept to a minimum (1000 words), a person should fully read
your poster in less than 10 minutes.
• Since there will be many other posters, you must make sure your poster
is interesting and visually slick if you hope to attract viewers
General guideline

• First, read the instructions supplied by the meeting


organizers!
• Having an idea about these details before you begin will make
the whole process much easier.
• Re-read your abstract once again - are the statements still
accurate?
• The presentation must cover the same material as the
abstract.
• Do not include an abstract on a poster
• Think of the raw layout of your poster beforehand.
• Place the title at the top.
• Start with the Introduction at the upper left,
• finish with the recommendations at the lower right, with
methods and results filling the central space.
• Use short sentences, simple words, and bullets to illustrate
your points.
• Text should be broken up by including graphics or photos.
• Self-explanatory graphics should dominate the poster.
• The success of a poster directly relates to the clarity of your
illustrations and tables
• Avoid using jargon, acronyms, or unusual abbreviations.
• Use a non-serif font (e.g., Arial) for the poster.
• The poster (text and graphics) should be easily readable from
a distance of about 2 meters.
• As a thumb rule, the text should be readable if the poster is
printed out on an A4 sheet (e.g. Arial >24 points).
Title: Title should be in large fonts (e.g. Arial >80
points) and attract potential viewers. If possible,
institute logos or affiliations should be
minimized in size and put in the lower corner of
the poster, or alternatively, next to the title.
• Introduction: Get your viewer interested about the
issue or question while using the absolute minimum of
• background information and definitions. Put the
objectives of your study at the end of your
introduction.
• Methods: Be short, but precise. State what study
design you used and define your study population.
• Provide a case definition, if applicable. Mention
statistical, laboratory and other methods that were
used
• Results: Briefly provide descriptive results (response rate, age
and sex distribution)
• Present data that more specifically addresses the hypothesis
and refer to supporting charts or images.
• Tables and graphs should stand on their own
• A minimal amount of text materials should supplement the
graphic materials.
• Use regions of empty space between poster elements to
differentiate and accentuate these elements
• Graphic materials should be readable at a distance of 1.5-2.0
meters.
• The font size should be at least 1 cm high. Lines in illustrations
should be larger than normal.
• Use colors for emphasis, but do not overuse (2-3 colors are
usually enough).
• Avoid using patterns or open bars in histograms.
• Remove all non-essential information from graphs and tables
(data curves not discussed by the poster; excess grid lines in
tables)
• Graphics and tables should have a complete title and legend.
• Conclusion and recommendations: Comment on main results
and discuss why they are conclusive and interesting. Discuss
potential biases. What are your recommendations?

• Acknowledgments/further information: Thank individuals for


specific contributions to project; mention who has provided
funding. Provide your e-mail address for further information.
Making the poster
• Preparing a poster takes time
• Plan for a minimum of one week.
• Usually a presentation software such as PowerPoint will be used.
• Format your PowerPoint slide on the size you’ll like to have it
printed (ex 90x130 cm) by using the menu data -> format page.
• You can insert your text and graphics directly on that slide or
copy-paste it from a Word document or a PowerPoint slide.
• Print the poster in an A4 format to check for layout, colours, font
size and spelling errors before printing it in large size.
• After the poster is printed in large format, changes are no longer
possible.
• It is often useful to make a handout of your poster for
distribution during the poster session.
Reference
• Guidelines for making poster presentations

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