CREATING A GOOD POSTER FOR PRESENTATION A step-by-step guide to creating a perfect presentation for your research or project

YOUR POSTER SHOULD INCLUDE background purpose of the research (if needed) content (basic info, graphs, images) conclusions references acknowledgments (for a bigger research)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION explains the idea behind the research suggests the idea for the research problem provides details of the assignment suggests the initiative

PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION POSTER to address certain issues in a convenient way; to provide a visual explanation along with the text; to assist with the presentation; to clarify the details of the research.

LITERATURE REVIEW if needed provides a brief scholarly review; reviews the main ideas used in the research; focuses on main sources for research.

NARROW YOUR TOPIC first, define the common category for the research next, draft 4 or 5 broad ideas for the research after that, choose one specific concept/topic narrow it down to the goal of research/presentation

(Educational or Project) PREPARE YOUR ABSTRACT Research Based (Study Related) Purpose Conceptual Framework Method Data Analysis Findings Conclusion/Implications Program Based (Educational or Project) Innovation description Outline of objectives Process description/ possible outcomes Value to nursing program and practice Suggestions for implementation

BALANCE YOUR CONTENT 40% of the graphic content (charts and images) 20% of the text (preferably bulleted information) 40% of the space (average viewing time is 3 to 5 minutes)

CONTENT SHOULD BE: of the same style*; easy to read close-up and from distance; focused on the research; explicit and coherent *try to use images and graphs in the similar color schemes they may be more professional and stylish

INCLUDE GRAPHS TO PRESENT THE RESULTS

HOW TO PRESENT THE POSTER don’t stay in front of the poster provide the details in your speech refer to important or key information if you have large tables of a lot of information for people to follow, it may be better to prepare some handouts for listeners to follow your presentation

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