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How to Give a Poster Presentation CURO Symposium Preparation Series. Outline. Basic Rules of CURO Presentation Purpose and Audience Content and Organization Visual Presentation Oral Presentation of Poster PRACTICE How to Make a Poster in PowerPoint. Basic Rules of CURO Presentation.
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How to Give a Poster PresentationCURO Symposium Preparation Series
Outline • Basic Rules of CURO Presentation • Purpose and Audience • Content and Organization • Visual Presentation • Oral Presentation of Poster • PRACTICE • How to Make a Poster in PowerPoint
Basic Rules of CURO Presentation • Poster size no larger that 60” X 42” • Poster font should be readable 3 ft away. We recommend a minimum of 24pt. • We recommend that the title be at least 2” high • We recommend that author(s)’ names, faculty advisor(s)’ names, and institution name be 1” high • On the day of the Symposium, CURO will provide Velcro and assistance with hanging posters.
Purpose and Audience • CURO purpose: multidisciplinary forum to share research • YOUR purpose: to share your research in this forum To achieve YOUR purpose, you must convey your research to the multidisciplinary forum (general audience)
Content • Title • Authors and institution • Abstract • Introduction • Materials and methods • Results (Charts/figures/graphs) • Conclusions • Acknowledgements • References
Organization Start at left-hand side and place information in order from left to right
Organization Abstract at center and data/results throughout
Introduction and Background • Introduction • State of the field OR context of topic • Terminology and vocabulary • Questions addressed by research • Background • All relevant information needed to understand questions • Purpose and significance of research • Hypothesis
Hypothesis or Thesis • Central point around which your presentation pivots • Clear and concise statement • “If…then” statements • Question • Topic/comment
Methodology • Present as few experiments at a time as possible • Clear description of the methods used to obtain results • All pertinent information to experimental procedure is given • Purpose • Controls • Independent/dependent variables • Unimportant conditions or variables are excluded
Results and Conclusions • Results • Concise description of results/conclusions • Graphical/visual representation with appropriate labels • Conclusions • Answer questions asked in introduction • Relate results/conclusions with hypothesis • Identify new questions created by your research
Visual Representation • Clear and easy to follow • Readable • Label everything (text and figures) • Try to use figures/charts/graphs as much as possible
Oral Presentation of Poster • Have short summaries prepared for those who… • Ask about your research • Ask to be “walked through” your poster • Be prepared to answer questions
Practice, Practice, Practice! • Make sure layout flows • Practice with live audience • Get feedback • Answer questions • Practice with poster behind you
Things to Remember • You are the expert on your research • It’s okay to say “I don’t know” • You may postulate, but be careful • Special thanks to • Patrick Curtis • Geneva DeMars • Emily DeCrescenzo Henriksen
How to Make Your Poster • Run PowerPoint • Select Blank Presentation and Layout • Set poster size (File-> Page Setup)
How to Make Your Poster 4. Put in title, author, and institution with text box 5. Layout poster Your title is here and at least 2 inches high Author and Institution, 1 inch high Abstract Intro Charts/figures of results
How to Make Your Poster 6. Import text and figures to fill in your layout 7. Check for continuity and ERRORS! • All titles same size font; all subtitles, etc. • All figures have legends • Consistent color coding, if used • Consistent terminology for things and ideas 8. Align and distribute items evenly 9. “Group” poster as one item 10. Print and practice!
Some PowerPoint Tips • Use the “Group” and “Align” features: • Found under the “Draw” menu at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen • “Group”: • groups selected objects together, allowing you to adjust the entire group rather than individual objects one-at-a-time (if you want to move the objects or color the objects, etc.) • “Align”: • will align selected objects – a great way to make objects ‘even’ with each other