From Paper 2 Poster

1. From Paper 2 Poster Presented by Kendra Castleberry and Samantha Kalousek Graduate Assistants Research Administration Services Team College of Community Innovation and Education Navigating the transformation from research papers to poster presentations.

2. What will I learn today? • How to choose the most important sections to include on your poster • Summarize your sections into bullet points • Choose appropriate fonts, colors, and graphics for your poster • How to achieve balance between visuals and data/text

3. Why should I believe the information presented? • Because we’re awesome. • Just kidding. We are awesome, but we did a lot of research… • Surveys with seasoned researchers, the CCIE Research Administration Services Team Director, and the Associate Dean for Research for CCIE • UCF, NYU, NAU, University of Texas • Blog by Dr. Faulkes at The University of Texas • All references at the end of the presentation

4. Before we get started… • Has anyone presented before? Planning to present? • A note about discipline differences

5. What do you already know? • If you have a smartphone, tablet, or computer, please follow this link to complete the activity: • http://bit.ly/activity-pre

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7. What should I definitely include? What’s considered optional? • Title, your name, any chair/faculty sponsor’s name, your college • Research question(s) - “I have a particular interest in the research questions. Are they stated as 'yes/no' answers or as a laundry list of items/answers? These are poor or very weak research questions!” – Dr. Cintron, Associate Professor, CCIE • Some background/lit review • Methodology • Results • Conclusion/discussion (including implications) • Your contact information • Institution name (if you’re going to an external conference, include this. If it’s internal like UCF’s research forums for UCF students only, you obviously go to UCF) • Hypothesis • Data/observations • Future research plans • Citations* *Include these, but no need to include every citation you used in your research “A poster should include research question(s), enough of a literature review to demonstrate familiarity, in-detail methodology, and good conclusions and implications.” – Dr. Owens, Previous Director, CCIE Research Administration Services Team

8. What NOT to include • Abstract: “Putting an abstract on a conference poster is like writing a haiku about a limerick” (Faulkes, 2012). • Your poster is an abstract. It summarizes the purpose, methods, results and conclusions.

9. Research Questions Awesome Research By You Title Introduction Discussion Lit Review References Results Methodology Contact Info

10. Content matters • “What I am looking for is innovation. Is the research question particularly novel? Are there innovative research methods? Are the results visualized in some interesting way?” – Dr. Edyburn, Associate Dean for Research, CCIE • Choose informative, relevant graphics • Be ready to talk about your research: • “What is the contribution of your work? What did you learn? Any contradictions of the results v. the literature? What would you do to improve your work?” - Dr. Cintron, Associate Professor and judge at CCIE Research Showcase

11. Bullet points are your friend “I think it is important that posters have white space. There is a real challenge of writing succinctly. Posters and PPTs that try to get too many words on a page are not interesting.” – Dr. Edyburn, Associate Dean for Research, CCIE • Hard sciences, soft sciences, and the humanities • Stay away from paragraphs of text • How?! Choose main points – “Ability to refer to the topic without reading from the poster” -Dr. Cintron, Associate Professor, CCIE • Lit review example:

14. Aesthetics & Presentation Formatting • Layout • Color • What to Include / What to Avoid Making your presentation pleasing to the eye.

15. DO: Consider the path you would like your audience’s eyes to follow. The Title of your presentation is the Spotlight. Look at both POSITIVE and NEGATIVE space and use it to your advantage. Title Awesome Research by You POSITIVE space is where your information is. NEGATIVE space is blank, but can be used to frame information nicely. Include visual aides for appropriate information.

16. If you have a lot of information, you can fit it all easily, as long as it is well-balanced. Title Awesome Research by You Awesome Research by You To BALANCE a presentation means: To make it easy to look at. Look for invisible lines that the eye follows in looking at the presentation.

17. Awesome Research by You DON’T: Heading Heading Paste images of Research Paper Pages on a Presentation Board. Heading Heading Heading Awesome Research by You Include too many charts, graphs, and images. Heading Heading Heading Heading Heading Heading

18. How do we balance Information & Images? • Pick the best representations of your research. • Choose data that is easily shown in images. • Choose colors / fonts that are simple and work together. • *Remember, just because you know how to create images, does not mean you always should. • Take advantage of programs like Power Point, which have easy tools to balance images and text boxes. Use grids, ruler, and guides in order to ensure everything is centered and lined up properly. An odd number of images is the most aesthetically pleasing. Choose 3 or 5 images including pictures, graphs, charts, and tables. Choose 2 fonts, and 2-3 colors to repeat consistently.

19. Use guidelines in PowerPoint in order to make sure everything is lined up straight. Horizontal – Title information spreads across the entire top of the poster. Vertical – Title is centered on the top of the poster Title: Horizontal or Vertical? Begin thinking about the overall layout of your poster. If necessary, print out the images and physically arrange them, moving them until you are satisfied.

20. Using Red Lines to Balance Images and Text Boxes Awesome Research by You Ensure all boxes are lined up evenly. Use the red guidelines to make sure things like text boxes and images are lined up straight. Outline all images with a fine black line. Positive Space (Image) is centered within Negative Space It will work on multiple text boxes, ensuring the information is presented comfortably.

21. Even if you have a lot of information to share, it is possible to balance everything harmoniously. Awesome Research by You Awesome Research by You

22. Color and Fonts • Keep color simple • Avoid using a lot of bright, warm tones • RED • ORANGE • YELLOW • uncomfortable • Use primarily cool colors • GREEN • BLUE • VIOLET • Easier on the eyes

23. Choosing a Color Combination Choose a Main Color – A cool, color is perfect: easy to see and easy on the eyes. For a Complimentary Color, look at lighter, brighter options.

24. Choosing a Font Combination • Keep fonts simple • Choose 2 – Headline / Text If therearetoomanyfontstolookat, eyesgettired. • Remember, carefully consider the direction that • the eyes travel through the poster. • Look at how the fonts work together. Font Size – the “encouraged” minimum poster size font is 18. Print a sentence out in size 18 font, tape it to a wall, and take 5-10 steps back. If it feels too small for you, it will feel too small to your audience.

25. Post-quiz • Quiz yourself! What did you learn? • If you have a smartphone, tablet, or computer, please follow this link to complete the activity: http://bit.ly/activity-post

26. Application activity • Do you have research you are currently working on? • Take a few minutes to… • Decide what sections to include on your poster • What graphics you will use • How to summarize info into bullet points

27. Where can I print my poster?(See handout for cost and policies) • CCIE Research Administration Services Team (for conferences, college showcases, and university showcases only) • SGA • Staples

28. References How to create a research poster: Poster basics. (2017, April 20). Retrieved from: http://guides.nyu.edu/posters Making an academic poster presentation. (2017). Retrieved from: https://nau.edu/undergraduate-research/poster-presentation-tips/ Suggested presentation guidelines. (2015). Retrieved from: http://www.showcase.ucf.edu/guidelines/presentation.php Z Faulkes. (2012, June 21). Abstract abolition! [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://betterposters.blogspot.com/search?q=abstract

29. Thank you! • Questions? • Grab a resources handout! • Contact us: Kendra Castleberry Kendra.Castleberry@ucf.edu Samantha Kalousek Samantha.Kalousek@ucf.edu