Zackie Salmon Director, McNair Scholars Program University of Wyoming Constructing Your Research Poster Nut and Bolts McNair

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

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

Font Size Readable from 3 feet away SectionFont Style Font size (points) Title of Project Arial 80 Your name, mentor, dept, etc. Arial 60 SectionFont Style Font size (points) Section Titles (Methods, Results, etc.) Arial 54 Section Text (Hypothesis, Results, etc.) Times New Roman 36 Acknowledge- ments Times New Roman 26

Use Charts & Graphs Simple Use color Label ‘em

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

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

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

Drawing People to Your Poster  Everyone likes to receive an invitation!

Would you like me to walk you through my poster? As People Walk By Extend an Invitation

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

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