Poster Presentations

Poster Presentation Best Practices

  • Keep it simple. Place your major points in the poster and save the non-essential, but interesting highlights, for follow up discussion or the talk. Your final conclusions or summary should leave readers focused on a concise statement of your most important findings.
  • Ask yourself—Is the sequence of information evident? Is the content being communicated clearly?
  • Posters should be easy to read and should not be crowded. Only essential information should be included. Be concise. Text should be legible and in dark print. Include graphs, tables, illustrations and photos.
  • The layout of your poster is your choice. Although all posters usually contain the same elements, there is not a standard way of creating the poster design.
  • You can easily find sample poster templates online or you can create your own unique design that suits your research project. PowerPoint, Canva, and Google Slides are good programs for making posters.

Creating Your Poster

Parts of a Poster

  • TITLE Your title announces you and your work from a distance and should be printed in letters that are 1-2 inches high when printed. It should be followed by the names of the authors and their academic institution or other affiliation.
  • ABSTRACT A brief summary of your study should be included in your poster.
  • HEADINGS Main headings can be used to carry essential information and provide a “take home” message.

For a Research Poster

  • INTRODUCTION; A succinct synopsis of the relevant theoretical background should be provided.
  • METHODS Describe subjects, design, tasks and procedures. Your variables should be clearly defined.
  • RESULTS Graphs, figures, and tables are ideal for presenting results. Text should be used sparingly. Short figure captions can be used to help the reader understand the data presented.
  • DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Provide a concise explanation of the significance of your results in the context of the theoretical background developed in the introduction.
  • REFERENCES Include only essential references, as these break up the visual flow of the text and take up valuable space on your poster. Another option is to create a QR code, that, when scanned takes the viewer to your list of references.

For a Discussion or Thought Piece Poster

  • INTRODUCTION; A succinct synopsis of the relevant theoretical background should be provided, and the question you are presenting.
  • A summary of relevant background information on contexts should be provided.
  • The implications of your approach, topic or ideas should be addressed, including possible practical actions.
  • References – include only 1-3 essential references.

In Person Posters

  • Standard poster sizes are 36″ x 48″ or A0: 84.1 x 118.8 cm. Your poster can be smaller than these dimensions but not larger. Your poster can be portrain or landscape orientation. A good and easy to read poster contains blank space. Use the empty spaces to visually organize your poster. To find the most effective and pleasing layout you should test your poster at full scale.
    Information to Include for a research poster. If your poster is a review- then please arrange poster sections arrange accordingly
  • Please be mindful of good environmental practices when printing your poster. Glossy paper generally cannot be recycled. Please ask your chosen printer about environmentally friendly options. Printing on fabric is also an option https://support.spoonflower.com/hc/en-us/articles/204266984-Tutorial-Creating-a-Fabric-Presentation-Poster-from-a-PDF

Virtual Posters

Create your virtual poster according to the tips for creating a poster. To present your virtual poster you will need to:

  • Upload your poster
  • Record and upload a 90-second spoken introduction to your work.

DEADLINE IS JULY 15

Poster Upload:

We recommend that you upload your poster as a PDF file If you made the slide as a PowerPoint, you can still save it as a PDF. The poster will remain online after the conference and be available for viewing.

Poster 90-second talk (Virtual Postsers Only)

Begin by stating your name and the title of your presentation. Then state the goal of your work, and the larger questions it tries to answer. Tell your main finding, or your main point, and then say why this is important or adds to our knowledge.

Speak as though you were telling a friend or neighbor about what you do – keep is simple, and let the listener know your main takeaway point.

Do NOT use powerpoints or other graphics – just speak to the camera!

See upload instructions here

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