How To Prepare and Present A Poster Website

How To Prepare and Present A Poster Website: https: //percheducation. com/symposium/ Email: URS-Committee@umich. edu

Why a poster to communicate your research? ● Why do you think? ● Concise summary of your work. An entire paper can be made into a poster ● Used by undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs. Even faculty members make posters that summarize the work of their labs

Poster Prep: General Notes ● Everyone will have the same general structure (i. e. intro, methods, results, etc. ) but 2 key things will be different: 1. Your content 2. How you walk someone through your poster. This is done by: a. Organizing and illustrating of your content via i. Concise & effective use of text ii. Pictures, graphs, or charts for ease of interpretation b. Talking about your work and walking through it live Above all, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Poster Prep: Powerpoint 1) Go to design, slide/slide size 2) Suggested proportions are 4: 3 and dimensions of anything below 56 x 42 (will have to scale) 3) Can start with a template (on our website) or make your own

Poster Prep: URS Template

Poster Prep: URS Template

Poster Prep: Sections 1. Motivation/Background/Abstract a. In a poster I would refrain from “Abstract. ” b. Should have schematics and text bullets only if necessary 2. Research objectives a. Bullet points and schematics 3. Materials and Methods a. Concise incomplete sentences b. You want someone to understand enough of the poster when you’re not there but need further explanation from you 4. Results and Analysis a. Same as above 5. Conclusions and Future Work 6. References 7. Acknowledgments

Elevator Pitch 1) Practice makes perfect! 2) Tailor your talk: a) How familiar are you with [insert topic: driverless cars, AI, self-efficacy, genetic engineering, etc. . . ]? This will help you tailor your talk b) Be ready for experts in your field and people who have never heard of your field 3) Have a 2 -3 min version of your talk focusing on why your work is important in lay terms and then ask if they want to learn more 4) Focus on: a) What you did b) Why you did it c) Why it is important

Presentation THEY WANT TO LEARN MORE? ? ? a) Then go in depth about why your field is important b) Why the questions you’re asking in your field are important? c) How are you asking them (Methods & Materials)? d) What are your results? e) What do they mean for your questions and for your field? f) Any future work and points of further investigation i) Talk about what you are going to do/what your goals are, where this research will lead you in the future, how it has guided your future plans, etc. THEY SMILE UNCOMFORTABLY? ? ? a) You’ve done great, shared your research, and now you smile and thank them for stopping by.

General Notes: 1) Smile: Present yourself & your research in a positive light 2) Take a deep breath: this is a low pressure opportunity to gain experience 3) Be prepared: a) Practice practice b) Think of questions people might ask and be prepared to answer c) Know the landscape of your poster 4) Ask us if you have any questions: the committee will be there to help!

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