What makes a good poster CDT Research Skills

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What makes a good poster? CDT Research Skills Session Week 10, HT, 1 st

What makes a good poster? CDT Research Skills Session Week 10, HT, 1 st Year

What is the purpose of the poster? A poster provides a concise and effective

What is the purpose of the poster? A poster provides a concise and effective medium to communicate your ideas and thoughts provided it is designed well. Ask yourselves upfront: • Who is the audience? – Scientists, specialists, peers, lay audience or combinations thereof • What is the purpose of the poster? – Tell people about your research – Educate – Encourage others to read your Proceedings paper

What is the purpose of the poster? • What is the forum for the

What is the purpose of the poster? • What is the forum for the presentation? – Conference poster session – Wall-mounted standalone poster – (Increasingly) Electronic poster session • How long do you expect someone to look at the poster? – 30 seconds – 1 -3 minutes – 5 -10 minutes – All of the above. . .

What makes a good poster? Make it visually interesting and memorable Have ONE simple

What makes a good poster? Make it visually interesting and memorable Have ONE simple take-home message A good layout is key Keep words to a minimum (say 20 -25% text) – it is not just a re-digest of a paper • Use images/tables/figures to illustrate your message • Do not make it too busy • While designing it, practice talking using it (many people do not before a conference) • •

What makes a good poster? • Finally, don’t forget the main purposes of a

What makes a good poster? • Finally, don’t forget the main purposes of a poster which are: 1. To provide a visual aid when you are discussing your work with others 2. To have a long term effect on both the listener and others who may view your poster.

Task for today • In 3 groups of 2 or 3, make one poster

Task for today • In 3 groups of 2 or 3, make one poster along the following themes: – The CDT as a training course, or – One of the modules you have taken this term • 4 -5 pm: Communal review/critique of each poster by everyone • 5 pm (Wednesday): Send PPT and PDF of poster to Jo for printing

Useful References • Advice on creating a good poster can be found at these

Useful References • Advice on creating a good poster can be found at these two links (for instance): http: //people. eku. edu/ritchisong/posterpres. html http: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pmc/articles/PMC 1876493/ • Other relevant materials can be found here: www. robots. ox. ac. uk/~gari/teaching/cdt/Research. Skills/ https: //docs. google. com/folder/d/0 B 5 wj. Nvh. EV 8 i. ODFQd. WMy. NEp. ZWEU/edit