1	How to Present a Poster Stephanie A. Myers Department of Chemistry and Physics
2	What is a Poster Session? Research displayed as a series of panels hung on a bulletin board or wall Many are displayed at one time Author present for specified time Audience wanders in, out and through
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4	Why do a poster? Research complete, but not extensive More audience interaction More relaxed presentation Permanent Display
5	What works Contained body of work Single or related set of experiments Straightforward data and results Visual presentation
6	What doesn’t work Complex explanations Argument Compilation of loosely related material Large amounts of material
7	What does a Poster look like? Entire Poster size is 4’ X 4’ Information displayed on panels Each panel has colored background Poster should stand alone Author should use poster as visual aid to present research
8	Components of a Poster Author-Title Panel Style typical of your discipline Introduction/Background Method Data/Results Conclusions Acknowledgements
9	Components of a Poster Author/Title Panel Banner style Title matching program Author Presenter first Affiliation of Author Contact Information (optional)
10	Components of a Poster Pictures Photographs Graphs Diagrams
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12	Components of a Poster Words Know your audience Bulleted phrases Big print (24 pt font recommended) Like these slides….
13	Layout of the Poster Consider overall picture Have obvious flow Number panels, if helpful Use different colors, if helpful Legible from 3 feet away Figure it out before you go
14	At the poster session Be there On time/the whole time With sufficient set-up and take-down time Mentally and physically Be prepared to answer questions Don’t expect to talk to everyone Take your cue from the viewer!
15	Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages Relaxed/informal Permanent In-depth interaction Flexible presentation Disadvantages Limited space Visual Audience must be captured