1. A scientific poster should communicate research findings visually and concisely. It should highlight key findings and attract viewers from a distance. 2. Effective posters use a clear layout with sections arranged from top left to bottom right. Text should be brief and graphics should support the message. Less than 30% of the poster should be text. 3. Important elements include the title, author names, introduction/abstract, objectives, methods, results, conclusions, and references. Font sizes should be large enough to read from 3 feet away.

1. EFFECTIVE POSTER
PRESENTATION SKILL
MR. L R ZAWAR
H R PATEL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL
EDUCATION & RESEARCH, SHIRPUR.

2. What is a Scientific Poster?
It is:
A visual means for communicating a summary of research.
Typically created for an academic or professional community.
Should highlight the most important research findings in an
aesthetically pleasing manner.

3. Purpose of Poster Presentation
Rapid, concise and visual communication is the purpose of a scientific poster
presentation.
1. Rapid : Convey your research / project quickly and clearly.
2. Concise : express your findings succinctly.
3. Visual Communication : Draw the audience with appealing design, figures,
graphs and illustrations when possible.

4. Planning The Poster
Decide concept or question.
Determine poster size (1 m × 1 m)
Choose from PowerPoint, Latex, Frame maker…
Choose poster orientation
◦ Portrait
◦ Landscape
Make it easy to read
Make it easy to understand
People have only few minutes per poster

5. Poster Layout
Typically, use 3 to 5 columns
Arrange material vertically from top left corner to bottom right corner
Determine logical sequence of material
Organize material into section
Arrange material into column

6. Title & Authors
Designing the Poster
Left to Right, Top to Bottom Flow

7. Title & Authors
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

8. Centered Image & Peripheral ExplanationsTitle & Authors

9. Centered Explanation, Peripheral Images
Title & Authors

10. Horizontal Symmetry Horizontal + Vertical Symmetry
Diagonal Symmetry Asymmetry

11. 1.Title
2. Author Name/Affiliation
3.Intro or Abstract
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4.
Objectives/Goals/Major
Problems
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5. Methods
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6. Results/Findings
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7. Conclusions
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8. References
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12. Content of the Poster
1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Objective / Goal / Major Problem
4. Material and Method
5. Results / Findings
6. Conclusion
7. References
8. Acknowledgement

13. Text
size
Matters.(….font and alignment, too.)

14. Poster Text
Keep it short and simple
Remove all non essential information
Attract visual attention : Use graphics
Remember LESS IS MORE
Try For :
◦ 30 % Text
◦ 40 % Graphics
◦ 30 % Empty Space

15. Suggested Font Size
Title : 90
Authors : 72
Section Heading : 54 - 60
Text : 32 – 40.
Left align text
Double space
Pick one font and stick to it
Use larger/colored font for emphasis
Use bulleted points rather than paragraphs

16. Poster Title
Make it interesting!
You want to lure people from a distance
Should be easy to read from 15 feet
If title is too long, shorten it
◦ Don’t reduce the font size

17. Authors
Include first names
◦ omit middle initials and titles
Include academic affiliation
◦ omit city and province

18. Don’t use these colors together.
Don’t use these colors together.
Don’t use these colors together.
Don’t use these colors together.
Color matters.

19. Color
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

20. Graphics
Make large enough for viewing from at least 3 feet away
Text should support graphics, not vice versa
Use heavier lines in tables and graphs for easier viewing

21. Poster Editing
Proofread
Spell check
Get feedback before printing
Get feedback in time to make changes

22. Sample Posters

26. What makes a bad poster?

27. What is wrong with this
poster?

28. What is Wrong With This
Poster?

29. The three-legged stool of presentations.

30. 1. Message.
The three-legged stool of presentations.

31. 1. Message.
2. Visuals.
The three-legged stool of presentations.

32. 1. Message.
2. Visuals.
3. Delivery.
The three-legged stool of presentations.