1. Poster Presentations Effective

4. Presentation outline Why research posters? Visual communication tools Critique Details about poster format and design Helpful links

5. Why give Scientific Posters? To serve as a basis for structured communication To convey findings in scientific research To share ideas with colleagues To get criticism and constructive input to the project To serve as an alternative to longer oral presentations To learn how to organize and effectively present research data

6. An effective poster- visual communications tool Why poster presentation? a source of information a conversation starter a summary of your work an advertisement of your work Features of effective poster focused on single message a picture is worth a thousand words well organized Focused Graphics Organized Know your audience Most audiences includes people in same field of specialization closely related field unrelated fields (Woolsey 1989) Adapted from Hess, G.R., Tosney K., and Liegel L., (2010). Creating Effective Poster Presentations. http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters Not a standard research paper stuck to the board Explain why your work is important Describe the objective(s) of your work Briefly explain the methods Succinctly state results, conclusions, and recommendations Include Main Reference(s)

7. http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSit e/examples/GeneFlowInLions/ http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSit e/examples/GeneFlowInLions/

10. Two Types of Posters Large document printed on a special printer Banner-style title Multiple Panel Poster - which can be mounted on colorful poster board One Sheet Poster or a …

11. Effective posters share the following traits: Viewer-friendly style with large (not small) typeface & informative subheadings Use pictures, drawing and cartoons to present the majority of the information Small offerings of information vs. long paragraphs of text (bullets not sentences) Logical and orderly progression of presentation of information Summary statement(s) of key aspects Easily understood language without jargon or undefined acronyms

12. Is there a standard format? Title, telling others the title of the project, the people involved and their affiliation. Introduction that should include clear statements about the problem that you are trying to solve, the characteristics that you are trying to discover or the proofs that you are trying to establish. These should then lead to declarations of project aims and objectives. Theory or Methodology section that explains the basis of the technique that you are using or the procedure that you have adopted in your study. You should also state and justify any assumptions, so that your results could be viewed in the proper context.

13. Results section that you use to show illustrative examples of the main results of the work. Conclusion section, listing the main findings of your investigation. Further Work section that should contain your recommendations and thoughts about how the work could be progressed; other tests that could be applied, etc.

14. In Summary Tell viewers... the context of your problem and why it is important (Introduction), your objective and what you did (Objective & Methods), what you discovered (Results), and what the answer means in terms of the context (Discussion).

15. Minimize text - use images and graphs instead. Keep text elements to 50 words or fewer. Use phrases rather than full sentences. Use an active voice. Avoid jargon (depends somewhat on audience). Left-justify text; avoid centering and right-justifying text. Use a serif font (e.g., Times) for most text - easier to read. Sans-serif font (e.g., Helvetica) OK for titles and headings

16. Text sizes Title: 85 point Authors: 56pt Sub-headings: 36pt Body text: 24pt Captions: 18pt

17. Stay focus on your message and keep it simple!

18. Selected resources http://www.tc.umn.edu/~schne006/tutorials/ poster_design/ http://www.tc.umn.edu/~schne006/tutorials/ poster_design/ http://www.postersw.com/