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How to Prepare and Present a Poster on Your Project
Linda Driskill
The Cain Project
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Posters Present a Challenge
Posters must be lean and clean
Posters must stand alone
Audiences come and go
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Today’s Plan
Review and apply
design principles
Promote your
“News”
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What’s “The News”?
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What’s YOUR News?
– What problem are you solving?
– What are your results/conclusions?
– What sets your work apart?• New theoretical approach / methods /
interpretation of data
– Why does your work matter?
– How can your work be applied?
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Consider the Audience
Why are they interested?
What are their backgrounds?
How will they benefit?
What are their questions?
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Support for “The News”
Rank report info: MUST / Good / nice
Include the MUST
Add some Good
Save nice details for discussion
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Make “The News” Accessible
Include abstract or problem stmt/obj
Use forecasting or summary statements
Use specific headings
Reduce jargon
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Visualize “The News”
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VISUALIZE “The News”
Is it problem / solution?
Is it an image?
Is it a contrast? (old vs. new)
Is it a demonstration?
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Relate News to Layout
Match visualization to layout
– Left-to-right flow in vertical columns
– Left-to-right flow in horizontal rows
– Centered image with explanations
– Two fields in contrast
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L-to-R Flow in Vertical Columns
Flows top to bottom, left to right
Title & Authors
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Title & Authors
ResultsMethods
Goals
Problem Table 1
Conclusions
Fig 2
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L-to-R Flow in Rows
Title & Authors
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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Centered Image & Explanations
Title & Authors
Abstract
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Two Fields in Contrast
Title & Authors
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Guide the Reader
Scale expresses relative importance
Indenting shows subordination
- As in this example
White space directs gaze
Color adds emphasis or coherence
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Font Style and Size Title (6 – 8 words)
– Sans Serif
– 90 - 120 pt
Headings (3 words)– Sans Serif
– 36 - 48 pt
Text– Sans serif or Serif
– 30 - 36 pt.
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Principles of Explanation
Introduce figure beforehand
Discuss figure afterward
Tag images with explanations
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Fat Text - - to - - Lean Text
The ideal anesthetic should quickly make the patient unconscious but allow a quick return to consciousness, have few side effects, and be safe to handle.
Ideal anesthetics
– Quick sedation
– Quick recovery
– Few side effects
– Safe to handle
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Details Matter!
Check for consistent formatting
Check grammar & spelling
Use a correct bibliography
Give credit to others (to establish your
character and ethics)
Include contact info
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Present “The News”
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SHOW What You Know!
Prepare 2, 5, and 7 minute talks
Begin by summarizing “News”
Reinforce key findings
Catch up newcomers quickly
Ask audience questions
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Communicate with Confidence
Talk to audience not poster
Stand straight, arms down, chin up
Integrate gestures (high/visible/precise)
Use voice to communicate enthusiasm
Adjust pacing to aid comprehension
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For more information visit our web site at :
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cainproj