1. Poster Experience What comes to mind when you think of… The BEST posters you’ve seen or made? The WORST posters you’ve seen or made?

2. Posters Captain Marvel, Jabba the Hutt, …and Raphael Aaron Saguil, MD, MPH Department of Family Medicine

3. Key Points Effective posters  …are visually appealing and succinct  …grab and keep the audience’s attention  …communicate information in a digestible manner

4. Poster Purposes  Provide format for competition  Present original research findings  Summarize scholarly experiences  Spark further discussion and networking

9. General Guidelines

10. The “Six Deadly Sins”  Pointless  Repellant  Boring  Verbose  Abandoned  Incomplete

11. POINTLESS LOW FAT

12. Substance  Give your audience “meat”  Declare your hypothesis  Make your findings clear

13. REPELLANT

14. Showpersonship  Showcase your topic  Use the title to grab your audience  Be visual

15. BORING

16. Stimulate  Generate discussion  Provoke debate  Promote collaboration, networking  Encourage new projects, alliances

17. VERBOSE

18. Succinct  Straight to the point  Give a gestalt  Keep phrases crisp  Use lists and bullets

19. ABANDONED

20. Supported  Be present at designated times  Supply handouts, business cards  Provide sign-up sheet  Consider a “draw”

21. INCOMPLETE

22. Summary  Answer your research question  Emphasize topic’s importance  Lead viewer to conclusion  No new information

23. The “Six Keys for Success”  S ubstance  S howpersonship  S timulate  S uccinct  S upported  S ummary

27. Practical Pointers

28. Content  Tailor poster to situation  Know specific requirements

29. Text  Use phrases/lists  No more than 25 lines  Three columns  Squeeze white space to outside  Spell check

30. Body  Read from 6 feet  Highlight key points  Avoid too much detail  Be creative  Balance text and graphics

31. Graphs and Charts

32. Composition  Aid comprehension  Visually pleasing  Pictures and text as visual unit

33. Practical Exercise

34. Presenting Posters

35. Before the Show  Recheck spelling  Consider transport in design  Be prepared for emergencies  Trial with colleagues  Conform to conference specifications

36. Presentation Day Tips  Arrive early  Stay for all discussion times  Be courteous to all interested viewers  Have business cards available  Provide further information (handouts)  Bring plenty of hanging materials  HAVE FUN!

37. Key Points Effective posters  …are visually appealing and succinct  …grab and keep the audience’s attention  …communicate information in a digestible manner