1. IU Hutton Honors College Research Symposium and Fair
. . . Preparing your Poster and Symposium Presentation
Hutton Honors College | 811 E. 7th St.reet | Bloomington, IN 47406

2. Recommended Font Sizes:
Title of Project – 86 font
Author Names – 48 font
Category Headings – 53 font
Text – 34 font
All information should be viewable from a distance. You don’t’ want everyone to have to crowd.

3. Category Headings Problem or Objective Methods Results Discussion
Contact Information (or provide a business card
Incorporate tables, graphs, charts, and/or images
Use the following Category Headings:

4. Supplemental Materials to Bring
Business cards
Additional handouts for your viewers
Print-out of references used for your study
Your resume or CV.

5. For science research findings
2 minutes – Introduction
2 minutes – Your research literature review
2 minutes – Quickly summarize methodology – what was most important?
2 minutes – Results – What do the numbers mean? What do the graphs show?
2 minutes – Talk about conclusions. Why are they important? Include most important findings. What did you find interesting?

6. For humanities research findings:
2 minutes – Introduction
4-6 minutes – More exhaustive literature review, guiding historical perspective/order
2-3 minutes – Talk about conclusions. Why are they important? Include most important findings. What did you find interesting?

7. Tips about PowerPoint Don’t read notes! Use as a guide, not a script
Results section – Don’t use tables, highlight results in graphs on charts.
Print out PowerPoint and bring flash or jump drive with ppt backed up at least two ways.

8. Further Reference on Symposium presentations . . .
From the IU Wells Library: