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    Effective Poster Presentations

    Department of
    Chemistry University of
    Malta
    Goal of Poster
    Presentation
     Stimulate interest and discussion

     Receive feedback on research

     Generate contacts
    Planning the Poster
     Decide on one concept or question

     Determine poster size

     Choose poster orientation


    ◦ Portrait (This is the preferred orientation in
    Europe and is the preferred orientation of the
    Department.)
    ◦ landscape
    Planning the Poster
     Choose from PowerPoint, Publisher...
    ◦ I think PowerPoint is very useful

     Poster style
    ◦ An electronic copy of size A1poster.
    ◦ When printing for board use A1 poster size.
    ◦ When printing for distribution you should chose
    the option to print to size A3.
    Planning the Poster
     Make it easy to read
     Make it easy to understand
     In conferences, people only have a few

    minutes per poster


     Poster should stand alone

    ◦ verbal explanations should supply details, not


    essentials
    Poster Layout

     Typically, use 2columns


     Arrange material vertically from top left

    corner to bottom right corner


     This makes it easier for people to read,

    without having to move back and forth


    Poster Layout

     Determine logical sequence for material


     Organize material into sections
     Number sections to make flow obvious
     Arrange material into columns
    Poster Layout
     Sketch your layout before you start

    Title
    There are other
    Intro preferences and you will
    not be penalised for
    using them.

    Conclusion
    Poster Content
     Title
    ◦ Authors and Affiliations included
     Introduction
     Methods
     Data and Results
     Conclusions and Future Work
     Reference and Acknowledgements
    Poster Text
     Keep it short and simple
     Remove all non-essential information
     Attract visual attention: use graphics
     Try for:
     20% text
     40% graphics
     40% empty space
    Poster Text
     Left align text
     Double space
     Pick one font and stick to it
     Avoid italics
     Use larger/colored font for emphasis
     Use bulleted points rather than paragraphs
    Poster Text
     Remember:

    ◦ There is always too much text!


    ◦ Try to make short statements and judge carefully
    whether information is needed or not.
    Suggested Font Sizes
     Title: 96 pt
     Authors: 72 pt
     Affiliations: 36-48 pt
     Section headings: 36 pt
     Text: 24 pt
     Acknowledgements: 18 pt
    Poster Title

     Make it interesting!
     You want to lure people from a distance
     Should be easy to read from 4 metres
     If title is too long, shorten it

    ◦ Don’t reduce the font size


    Authors

     Include first names


    ◦ omit middle initials and titles

     Include academic affiliation


    ◦ omit city and province
    Colour
     One background color to unify poster
     Stick to muted colors
     Avoid red/green combinations

    ◦ red/green color blindness is common


     Don’t overuse color
     Be consistent
    Graphics
     Make large enough for viewing from at least
    1 metre away
     Text should support graphics, not vice versa
     Use heavier lines in tables and graphs for

    easier viewing
    Poster Editing

     Proof read
     Spell check
     Get feedback before printing
     Get feedback in time to make changes
    Words of Advice

     Like anything else, creating a poster can


    take as much time as you let it. Start early
    and allow time for mistakes, but decide how
    much time you can afford to spend on this,
    and stick to your decision.
    Questions a Poster Answers
     What’s the research question?
     Why is this question important?
     What strategy is used?
     What are the results?
     Why are these results unique/important?
     How does this relate to other research?
     What comes next?

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