Poster Session Presentation What is a poster session

Poster Session Presentation

What is a poster session?

Why do we do a poster session? • Practice your information in a less formal setting • Gain confidence • Get to know your information better • Practice pronunciation (ask people!) • Speak with American students, staff and other IEP students you may not know • No last minute, night before the presentation planning • Having a poster session is a common practice both in universities and conferences.

What should I include on my poster • Title • Your name • Minimum 3 pictures (you may have more) • 1 map • Bullet points of key information (places, dates, numbers etc) • Graphs or drawings

What materials do I need • Tri-fold (can be white or colored) • Color or black and white pictures and map – make sure they are large enough to be seen easily from a few feet away • Title (printed or handwritten neatly) • Markers, pencils, and eraser (optional) • Glue – don’t use staples or stick pins

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Be careful! • If you plan to write or draw, do it in pencil first • Triple check spelling and information before you write or glue • Place all pictures, graphs, maps etc. on poster before you glue anything • Leave some white space but not TOO much • Be neat - not messy • Typing looks better than hand writing

What do I say? • Greet the people that arrive and tell them what your poster is about • Give the main details • Point out the pictures and graphs and explain them • Be ready to share an interesting fact • Be ready to answer questions • If someone disagrees with you or points out a mistake say “Thanks for pointing that out, I will look into it”