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Effective SMP Poster Presentations

Effective SMP Poster Presentations. Objective. Explain guidelines you should follow to create your poster Provide you with examples of past SMP posters. What is the purpose of a poster? Why Large-Format?. Poster Presentations. Before you start… Some things to consider.

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Effective SMP Poster Presentations

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  1. EffectiveSMP PosterPresentations

  2. Objective • Explain guidelines you should follow to create your poster • Provide you with examples of past SMP posters

  3. What is the purpose of a poster? Why Large-Format? Poster Presentations

  4. Before you start…Some things to consider

  5. The Poster Printing Lab Supports • Program: Microsoft PowerPoint™ • Media: USB Drive*, CD, data stored on your G-drive • System: PC

  6. Working on your poster- Getting started- • Asset Management • General Specifications

  7. Working on your poster-Text- • Use care in choosing a font and font size.

  8. Working on your poster- Organizing Information - • Selecting Information • Layout

  9. Layout Example#1

  10. Layout Example #2

  11. Working on your poster- Aesthetics - • Color Scheme • Images

  12. Working on your poster- Figures/Graphs • Choosing graph types • Figure captions & Standard Error Bars • Colors and fill effects • Clear and meaningful labels

  13. A Matter of Timing • When do I begin? • Contact Angie Draheim (ardraheim@smcm.edu) to arrange • a printing appointment*** [SMP students: Angie will distribute a google doc signup sheet via email during the FA & SP semesters], and • a review appointment*** at least two days in advance of your print date. Please allow ½ hr. For the review your PPT file should be completed as if ready to print.

  14. Reviewing your poster before you meet with Angie….time well spent

  15. Presentation Tidbits • Provide an explicit take home message. • Look professional. • Do not wander away from your poster during your assigned presentation time! • Don’t rely on your mentor to answer questions, especially about data analysis.

  16. Any Questions?

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