Enhancing Workplace Productivity through Effective Communication

1. Visual element -> e.g. logo of organization, program you are affiliated with TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION (72-120 pt)Author(s) name(s) and affiliation (if available) (48-80 pt) Key argument/research question (36-72 pt) Introduction (36-72 pt) Visual element(s) – image(s), graph(s),table(s), art, etc To place visual elements such as digital photos you can use copy & paste or select Insert, Picture command. Make sure that your visual elements have appropriate resolution – e.g., for digital photos you should aim for high resolution (more than 72 dpi which is standard for the web photos and graphics), but not higher than 150 dpi. To check the quality of the resolution always review your poster by zooming out to 100% . The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide a concise summary of the subject/issue covered in your proposal. This may include, but is not limited to: most critical information about the topic and its importance for the field and audience background information about the program, initiative or organization that is relevant for the study key concepts, theories, and literature that inform your study This section can also include short description of the method/procedure you have used to answer research question and/or collect information/data for your study. This info can also be provided in “Introduction” section on the right. For visual impact and when appropriate consider using visual elements, bullet points, and underlined and bolded words. Try to avoid long blocks of text, long sentences, and jargon that audience may not be familiar with. Key findings and procedure/method (36-72 pt) The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. The main focus of this section should be your most important findings and conclusions. For visual appeal and readability consider using bullet points, headings, tables, graphs, and similar visual elements to present your findings and arguments. If the study is focused on personal narratives and testimonies consider selecting a few representative and most powerful quotes. Consider adding brief explanation of the results, quotes and other findings when they are not self-explanatory. This section can also start with a short description of the method/procedure you have used to answer research question and/or collect information/data for your study. This info can also be provided in “Introduction” section on the right. Provide captions for your visual elements and give credit to external sources when appropriate (the smallest font, but not less than 24pts) Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This section should provide a 1- to 2-sentence summary of the main idea/thesis statement or a question that is driving the research. For visual impact consider using italics and/or bigger font size than the one you used for the other sections (for example, this text is 40 pts compared to 40 pts in other sections). Discussion/further research/next steps (36-72 pt) The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should offer brief discussion of the findings such as their importance and/or limitations. You may also consider listing questions that remain unanswered or that have emerged through your study. If appropriate you can describe next steps or plans for this study. References/Acknowledgements (36-72 pt) List main sources you have cited in the poster or sources that have informed your work. Select only the most important sources for this list (usually 3 to 5). This section can also include acknowledgements. For visual appeal and readability you can use bullet points/enumeration to present your list of sources or you can add extra space between each source. Keep format of the sources consistent through the list. The most common formatting styles used in academic writing are APA, MLA, and Chicago.

2. Visual element -> e.g. logo of organization, program you are affiliated with TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION (72-120 pt)Author(s) name(s) and affiliation (if available) (48-80 pt) Introduction (36-72 pt) Key argument (36-72 pt) Impact (36-72 pt) The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide a concise summary of the subject/issue covered in your proposal. This may include, but is not limited to the most critical information about the topic and its importance for the field and audience. You can end the section with your research question. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. The main focus of this section should be your most important findings and conclusions. Start the section with a 1- to 2-sentence summary of the main idea/thesis statement or a question that is driving the research. For visual impact you can use italics and/or bigger font size than the one you use for the rest of the text. For visual appeal and readability consider using bullet points, headings, tables, graphs, and similar visual elements to present your findings and arguments. If the study is focused on personal narratives and testimonies consider selecting a few representative and most powerful quotes. Consider adding brief explanation of the results, quotes and other findings when they are not self-explanatory. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide brief explanation of the significance of your findings for the field, issue at stake, those impacted by your study, and the audience. Conclusion/next steps (36-72 pt) Background/literature (36-72 pt) The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should offer brief discussion of the findings such as their importance and/or limitations. You may also consider listing questions that remain unanswered or that have emerged through your study. If appropriate you can describe next steps or plans for this study. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide: background information about the program, initiative or organization that is relevant for the study key concepts, theories, and literature that inform your study This section can also include short description of the method/procedure you have used to answer research question and/or collect information/data for your study. This info can also be provided in “Introduction” section on the right. For visual impact and when appropriate consider using visual elements, bullet points, and underlined and bolded words. Try to avoid long blocks of text, long sentences, and jargon that audience may not be familiar with. Visual element(s) – image(s), graph(s),table(s), art, etc To place visual elements such as digital photos you can use copy & paste or select Insert, Picture command. Make sure that your visual elements have appropriate resolution – e.g., for digital photos you should aim for high resolution (more than 72 dpi which is standard for the web photos and graphics), but not higher than 150 dpi. To check the quality of the resolution always review your poster by zooming out to 100% . Provide captions for your visual elements and give credit to external sources when appropriate (the smallest font, but not less than 24pts) References (36-72 pt) List main sources you have cited in the poster or sources that have informed your work. Select only the most important sources for this list (usually 3 to 5). This section can also include acknowledgements. For visual appeal and readability you can use bullet points/enumeration to present your list of sources or you can add extra space between each source. Keep format of the sources consistent through the list. The most common formatting styles used in academic writing are APA, MLA, and Chicago.

3. Visual element -> e.g. logo of organization, program you are affiliated with TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION (72-120 pt)Author(s) name(s) and affiliation (if available) (48-80 pt) Introduction (36-72 pt) Key argument (36-72 pt) Impact (36-72 pt) The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide brief explanation of the significance of your findings for the field, issue at stake, those impacted by your study, and the audience. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide a concise summary of the subject/issue covered in your proposal. This may include, but is not limited to the most critical information about the topic and its importance for the field and audience. You can end the section with your research question. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. The main focus of this section should be your most important findings and conclusions. Start the section with a 1- to 2-sentence summary of the main idea/thesis statement or a question that is driving the research. For visual impact you can use italics and/or bigger font size than the one you use for the rest of the text. For visual appeal and readability consider using bullet points, headings, tables, graphs, and similar visual elements to present your findings and arguments. If the study is focused on personal narratives and testimonies consider selecting a few representative and most powerful quotes. Consider adding brief explanation of the results, quotes and other findings when they are not self-explanatory. Background/literature (36-72 pt) Conclusion (36-72 pt) The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide: background information about the program, initiative or organization that is relevant for the study key concepts, theories, and literature that inform your study This section can also include short description of the method/procedure you have used to answer research question and/or collect information/data for your study. This info can also be provided in “Introduction” section on the right. For visual impact and when appropriate consider using visual elements, bullet points, and underlined and bolded words. Try to avoid long blocks of text, long sentences, and jargon that audience may not be familiar with. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should offer brief discussion of the findings such as their importance and/or limitations. You may also consider listing questions that remain unanswered or that have emerged through your study. If appropriate you can describe next steps or plans for this study. Visual element(s) – image(s), graph(s),table(s), art, etc To place visual elements such as digital photos you can use copy & paste or select Insert, Picture command. Make sure that your visual elements have appropriate resolution – e.g., for digital photos you should aim for high resolution (more than 72 dpi which is standard for the web photos and graphics), but not higher than 150 dpi. To check the quality of the resolution always review your poster by zooming out to 100% . Provide captions for your visual elements and give credit to external sources when appropriate (the smallest font, but not less than 24pts) References (36-72 pt) List main sources you have cited in the poster or sources that have informed your work. Select only the most important sources for this list (usually 3 to 5). This section can also include acknowledgements. For visual appeal and readability you can use bullet points/enumeration to present your list of sources or you can add extra space between each source. Keep format of the sources consistent through the list. The most common formatting styles used in academic writing are APA, MLA, and Chicago.

4. Visual element -> e.g. logo of organization, program you are affiliated with TITLE OF THE PRESENTATION (72-120 pt)Author(s) name(s) and affiliation (if available) (48-80 pt) Introduction (36-72 pt) Key argument (36-72 pt) Impact (36-72 pt) The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide a concise summary of the subject/issue covered in your proposal. This may include, but is not limited to the most critical information about the topic and its importance for the field and audience. You can end the section with your research question. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. The main focus of this section should be your most important findings and conclusions. Start the section with a 1- to 2-sentence summary of the main idea/thesis statement or a question that is driving the research. For visual impact you can use italics and/or bigger font size than the one you use for the rest of the text. For visual appeal and readability consider using bullet points, headings, tables, graphs, and similar visual elements to present your findings and arguments. If the study is focused on personal narratives and testimonies consider selecting a few representative and most powerful quotes. Consider adding brief explanation of the results, quotes and other findings when they are not self-explanatory. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide brief explanation of the significance of your findings for the field, issue at stake, those impacted by your study, and the audience. Conclusion/next steps (36-72 pt) Background/literature (36-72 pt) The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should offer brief discussion of the findings such as their importance and/or limitations. You may also consider listing questions that remain unanswered or that have emerged through your study. If appropriate you can describe next steps or plans for this study. The main text goes here (24-48pt). Click here to type your text in or copy and paste from your Word document or other source. This text box will automatically re-size to your text. To turn off that feature, right click inside this box and go to Format Shape, Text Box, Autofit, and select the “Do Not Autofit” radio button. This section should provide: background information about the program, initiative or organization that is relevant for the study key concepts, theories, and literature that inform your study This section can also include short description of the method/procedure you have used to answer research question and/or collect information/data for your study. This info can also be provided in “Introduction” section on the right. For visual impact and when appropriate consider using visual elements, bullet points, and underlined and bolded words. Try to avoid long blocks of text, long sentences, and jargon that audience may not be familiar with. Visual element(s) – image(s), graph(s),table(s), art, etc To place visual elements such as digital photos you can use copy & paste or select Insert, Picture command. Make sure that your visual elements have appropriate resolution – e.g., for digital photos you should aim for high resolution (more than 72 dpi which is standard for the web photos and graphics), but not higher than 150 dpi. To check the quality of the resolution always review your poster by zooming out to 100% . Provide captions for your visual elements and give credit to external sources when appropriate (the smallest font, but not less than 24pts) References (36-72 pt) List main sources you have cited in the poster or sources that have informed your work. Select only the most important sources for this list (usually 3 to 5). This section can also include acknowledgements. For visual appeal and readability you can use bullet points/enumeration to present your list of sources or you can add extra space between each source. Keep format of the sources consistent through the list. The most common formatting styles used in academic writing are APA, MLA, and Chicago.