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Constructing Your Research Poster Nut and Bolts McNair

Constructing Your Research Poster Nut and Bolts McNair. Zackie Salmon Director, McNair Scholars Program University of Wyoming 307-766-6189 nomlas@uwyo.edu. Keys to Success. Limit text Use correct font size Available space- don’t have a crowded poster. Font Style.

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Constructing Your Research Poster Nut and Bolts McNair

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  1. Constructing Your Research PosterNut and Bolts McNair Zackie Salmon Director, McNair Scholars Program University of Wyoming 307-766-6189 nomlas@uwyo.edu

  2. Keys to Success • Limit text • Use correct font size • Available space-don’t have a crowded poster

  3. Font Style • Times New Roman Easy to read blocks of text • Arial Best for names and titles

  4. Font Size Readable from 3 feet away

  5. Use Charts & Graphs • Simple • Use color • Label ‘em

  6. Use Pictures & Graphics • People are visual • Communicates concepts easily • Holds viewer’s attention Figure 1. The Njoro Watershed located in southwestern Kenya. Figure 1. Glycoprotein

  7. Limitations of the Poster • Poster isn’t your presentation • It is a visual aid • Articulating your ideas is the presentation • Plan a 3 minute oral presentation

  8. 3 Minute Oral Presentation • Introduction: 1 minute Statement of the Problem Hypotheses /Objectives or Research Question • Internal Section: 2 minutes 1. Briefintroduction based on lit review 2. Methods 3. Importance of your study • Ask if viewer has questions

  9. Drawing People to Your Poster • Everyone likes to receive an invitation!

  10. As People Walk ByExtend an Invitation Would you like me to walk you through my poster?

  11. Posters for 3 Stages of Research • Proposed Research • Focus on methods and data analysis • No results at this point • Research in Progress • Focus on preliminary results • Completed Research Project • Focus on final results

  12. See Handouts of Templates • and Poster Examples • QUESTIONS??????

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