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How to Prepare and Present a Poster on Your Project

How to Prepare and Present a Poster on Your Project. Linda Driskill The Cain Project driskila@rice.edu. Posters Present a Challenge. Posters must be lean and clean Posters must stand alone Audiences come and go. Today’s Plan. Review and apply design principles Promote your “News”.

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How to Prepare and Present a Poster on Your Project

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  1. How to Prepare and Present a Poster on Your Project Linda Driskill The Cain Project driskila@rice.edu

  2. Posters Present a Challenge • Posters must be lean and clean • Posters must stand alone • Audiences come and go

  3. Today’s Plan • Review and apply design principles • Promote your “News”

  4. What’s “The News”?

  5. 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?

  6. Consider the Audience • Why are they interested? • What are their backgrounds? • How will they benefit? • What are their questions?

  7. Support for “The News” Rank report info: MUST / Good / nice • Include the MUST • Add some Good • Save nice details for discussion

  8. Make “The News” Accessible • Include abstract or problem stmt/obj • Use forecasting or summary statements • Use specific headings • Reduce jargon

  9. Visualize “The News”

  10. VISUALIZE “The News” • Is it problem / solution? • Is it an image? • Is it a contrast? (old vs. new) • Is it a demonstration?

  11. 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

  12. L-to-R Flow in Vertical Columns Flows top to bottom, left to right Title & Authors

  13. Title & Authors Methods Problem Table 1 Fig 2 Goals Results Conclusions

  14. L-to-R Flow in Rows Title & Authors Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

  15. Centered Image & Explanations Title & Authors Abstract

  16. Two Fields in Contrast Title & Authors

  17. Guide the Reader • Scale expresses relative importance • Indenting shows subordination - As in this example • White space directs gaze • Color adds emphasis or coherence

  18. 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.

  19. Principles of Explanation • Introduce figure beforehand • Discuss figure afterward • Tag images with explanations

  20. 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 Fat Text - - to - - Lean Text

  21. 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

  22. Present “The News”

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. For more information visit our web site at :http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cainproj

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