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Poster Presentations

Poster Presentations . Poster Presentation Procedure. Poster presentations are an economically efficient way of conveying lots of information. What is a poster “session”? Science fair for grown ups Why have poster sessions? Efficiency!. What is the purpose of a poster presentation?.

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Poster Presentations

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  1. Poster Presentations Poster Presentation Procedure

  2. Poster presentations are an economically efficient way of conveying lots of information • What is a poster “session”? • Science fair for grown ups • Why have poster sessions? • Efficiency!

  3. What is the purpose of a poster presentation? • Overt – sharing of research • Covert – Networking! • Creating collegiality/connections among practitioners • Fishing for graduate students and post docs

  4. A successful poster presentation has three parts • Creating a Successful Poster • Preparing the “Presentation” • Knowing the Procedure

  5. Posters are visual! The poster is a of your research. The audience is on the move, not sitting still. Thus, visual appeal is critically important. Balance TEXT and GRAPHICS. visual representation

  6. Necessary Text Title + Affiliation Abstract (use all) Introduction Methods Results Discussion For IMRD, write a short text and bulleted points Critical Graphics Background image that matches theme of research All of or excerpt of survey/s or materials Graphs of key results Relevant photos Choose text and graphics carefully.

  7. Layout should reflect the presenter’s purpose. • Overall layout of poster depends on what you want to convey to audience • What it most important? • What is most persuasive? • Great Website --http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/posters.html

  8. What is the process for creating a poster? • 3 or 4 “panel” design with several ways to organize poster • Use PowerPoint or Corel Draw • Sketch out by hand first • Set slide size in Page Set up for 44” x 36” • Lay out whole poster using text boxes with 15%-20% (or whole page) “view” • Enlarge to 25%-50% to work on individual parts • Save frequently! • Check whole poster for balance before printing • Print in Arch.118 or CSE E211 for just $3.00!!

  9. Present the Poster! • Yes, Virginia, there is still a “presentation”! But it’s… • Conversational in tone – “chatting” about your research where you are the expert YET… • Still a Dialogue – cannot hog the floor

  10. Know your research well. • PRIME DIRECTIVE: • For each section of your work, be able to answer the wh-questions: who, what, when, why, where, how KNOW THY RESEARCH

  11. Practice the Presentation! • Prepare and Practice a 45-60 second response to the killer* question: “So, tell me about your research”. One sentence each: • Topic + significance of topic • Research Question • Methods • Results • Discussion * the preeminent fishing question!

  12. Topic, Significance and RQ can usually be stated in a single sentence. Given the rate of divorce [TOPIC] which is about 50% of all marriages [SIGNIFICANCE], I wanted to examine whether youngpeople believe that living together before marriage enhances the chance of marital success [RESEARCH QUESTION]. 

  13. Method statement should include basics of design and population • I designed a questionnaire which included some yes/no questions, some likert scale questions, and a semantic differential which I then distributed randomly to a college population [METHOD].

  14. Results statement is a synthesis of what is most important. • Overall, participants revealed an interesting contrast between a fairly high acceptance of cohabitationas positive for many aspects of a relationship such as working out household duties and increasing intimacy while still having some doubts about the desirability of a mate who'd lived with former partners [RESULT].

  15. Discussion statement is a summary of strongest implication or application to field. This suggests that among young unmarried people, beliefs about cohabitation are actually pretty similar to beliefs about marriage -- where men and women prefer to live with someone who is committed to the relationship but who hasn't had too many previous live-in relationships [DISCUSSION].

  16. Plan for other open-ended questions. • What is most important/significant about your research? • What should happen next? • How does this relate to the field? • Any practical applications? Prepare & Practice

  17. Follow the procedures for Poster Presentations • Bring 3-5 hard copies of whole paper • Bring 20-50 copies of handout with copy of poster on one side (color if you can afford it) and brief summary of project, research references, and contact info on the other • Other material if applicable (copy of survey instrument, brochures, etc). • Stand next to poster and smile!

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