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Posters & Presentations that Don't Suck
- 1. HOW TO MAKE A POSTER THAT DOESN’T SUCK Equity and Cure Research Interns July 2014
- 2. Hello there!
- 4. 1 | Research 101 2 | Posters 3 | Abridged!
- 5. 1 | Research 101
- 8. The Research Cycle 1. BrilliantIdea! 2. BuildIdea 3. Fund Idea 4. Research 5. Compile 6. Share& Store 7. Fame,Fortune
- 9. The Research Cycle: What people think 1. BrilliantIdea! 2. BuildIdea 3. Fund Idea 4. Research 5. Compile 6. Share& Store 7. Fame,Fortune (curecancer)
- 10. The Research Cycle: What Really Happens 1. BrilliantIdea! 2. BuildIdea 3. Fund Idea 4. Research 5. Compile 6. Share & Store 7. Fame, Fortune
- 11. The Research Cycle: WhatReally Happens 1. Idea! 2. Build Idea 3.FUNDIDEA 4.Research 5. Compile 6. Share & Store 1. Idea #2 2. Try #2 0. Failure!! 1. Idea #896 0. beer 2. Build #896
- 14. What does this notprepare you for?
- 15. We are Trained to thinkand produce DATA
- 16. Data does not speak for itself…
- 17. You speak for your data
- 18. COMMUNICATION
- 20. Posters combineall three! writing| VISUALIZATION| Speaking
- 22. 2 | POSTERS
- 23. Hello there! How do I make a poster That doesn’t suck?
- 24. Don’t think like this…
- 25. Think like this!
- 26. writing| VISUALIZATION| Speaking Posters that don’t suck
- 27. writing| VISUALIZATION| Speaking Posters that don’t suck
- 28. Be BRIEF!
- 29. Don’t be PAJ!
- 30. keep your text to a minimum
- 32. 1 | Title 2 | Intro 3 | Materials/Methods 4 | Results 5 | Conclusions 6 | Acknowledgements/Info
- 33. Abstract
- 34. 1 | Title Title, formatted in sentence case, that hints at something interesting. Not Title Case NOT ALL CAPS sans serif jargon is not interesting…
- 35. 2 | Intro You have two sentencesto hook a reader. Use it wisely. serif font from here on out Figure 1. Wisely can mean using a graphicin the intro. It’sa poster, not a paper. Who looks awesome?
- 36. If they really want details, they will contact you. Keep thisbrief. How about some interaction or visual stimulus? 3 | Materials/Methods seriously. enter technology
- 37. Paragraph format isfine, but bullet lists work aswell. Just keep it readable. KISS Layout is key here! 4 | Results
- 38. Don’t just recap your results: these are for the conclusions, the ah ha! M oments. Thissection should be readable by itself. Talking points! Many people start reading here, so recap a bit. 5 | Conclusions Make sure to cover “What’s next?”
- 39. Literature cited. Acknowledgements. Further Information. Contact information. I am a librarian. Don’t make me hunt you down. Seriously. 6 | Acknowledgements/Info
- 40. 1 | Title 2 | Intro 3 | Materials/Methods 4 | Results 5 | Conclusions 6 | Acknowledgements/Info
- 41. Poster ≠ Paper
- 42. If this is your template…
- 43. This follows the advice. Sort of.
- 44. writing| VISUALIZATION| Speaking Posters that don’t suck
- 45. General Layout
- 50. leave plenty of white space
- 57. Use CONTRAST
- 60. Don’t do this! • My personal favorite: the Suzuki Savage • Light weight (~380lbs) • Adequate power (650cc engine) • Low seat height fits most riders
- 61. Bad Color Choices Avoid loud, garish colors…dark text on light background or vice versa is best. Avoid text colors that fade into background, i.e. blue and black Avoid color-blind combinations: – Red and green – Blue and yellow
- 62. Check contrast & Color in grayscale
- 67. 72 dpi…
- 69. Graphs & Charts
- 70. Give Short, Descriptive Titles
- 73. Wantto know more? Call me! aim here! prettyugly useful crap
- 74. writing| VISUALIZATION| Speaking Posters that don’t suck
- 76. Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice - Yourmother Don’t practice until you get it right... Practice until you can’t get it wrong. Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice
- 77. 3 | Abridged
- 78. Hello there! How do I make a poster That doesn’t suck? (abridged)
- 79. 5 | Min to read 2 | Sent. Summary 1 | Big Moment
- 80. Here’s a Tip!
- 81. Here’s a Tip!
- 83. Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice - Yourmother Don’t practice until you get it right... Practice until you can’t get it wrong. Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice
- 84. Thank You
- 86. Thank you! Image attribution available upon request VCU Libraries PaulAlbert
- 88. questions?