Ideas for Creating Research Poster Presentations. Examples of Good and Not So Good Poster Presentations.

1. CREATING EFFECTIVE
POSTER
PRESENTATIONS
A crash course in planning,
design, development, and
presentation
Heather Moorefield-Lang

2. The three-legged stool of presentations.

3. 1. Message.
The three-legged stool of presentations.

4. 1. Message.
2. Visuals.
The three-legged stool of presentations.

5. 1. Message.
2. Visuals.
3. Delivery.
The three-legged stool of presentations.

6. What does
effective visual communication
look like?

8. You, age 5.

10. 1. Know your message.WHAT’S
YOUR
MESSAGE?
1. Know your story.

11. 2. Know your audience.

12. 3. Go analog.

13. 1.Title
2. Author Name/Affiliation
3.Intro or Abstract
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
4.
Objectives/Goals/Major
Problems
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
5. Methods
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________
6. Results/Findings
____________________
____________________
____________________
7. Conclusions
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
8. References
____________________
____________________
9.

14. Everything should be
made as simple as
possible, but not simpler.”
-Albert Einstein
“

17. Horizontal Symmetry Horizontal + Vertical Symmetry
Diagonal Symmetry Asymmetry

18. Text
size
Matters.(….font and alignment, too.)

19. Don’t use these colors together.
Don’t use these colors together.
Don’t use these colors together.
Don’t use these colors together.
Color matters.

20. Examples

30. Speaking to your Audience

31. Two Different Types
• Up Close and Personal
• Large Crowd

32. Eye
Contact

33. Enunciation

34. Take
Your
Time

35. Stand your Ground

36. Projection

37. Technology

39. Activity
• Choose a partner
• Put together a 60 second “elevator speech”
• This speech highlights the points of your
poster
• Practice it out loud
• Present it to partner
• If there is time will look for a few brave souls
to present to class.

40. What I am Looking For
• Eye Contact
• Taking your Time
• Enunciation
• Clear presentation of ideas
• Don’t forget to introduce yourself and your
poster title or idea
(Feel free to stand if it makes you feel better)