1. Poster Presentation

2. Definition of poster
A “public” piece of paper conveying information through text (words) and/or graphic images (symbols or pictures).

3. Purpose To advertise an event, a product or service To inform people
To raise awareness/influence attitudes/change behaviour patterns
To report the findings of a research
To present a project

4. Purpose
To share knowledge
To spread propaganda
To reproduce artwork …

5. Types of posters
Advertising posters - Advertise or promote a product, service or event
Propaganda posters - Convey a political message/philosophy; portray a company’s corporate philosophy

6. Types of posters
Informative posters - Spread awareness and information
Subject posters - Have a specific subject as the focus of their design, e.g. a “band poster”, an “artist poster”, etc.

7. Types of posters
Affirmation posters - Convey motivational and inspirational messages
Educational posters - Promote and explain research work
Health posters - Communicate preventive health care

8. Poster presentation
A means of promoting a product, reporting findings or presenting an argument to an audience in a clear, concise, graphic format.
Important part of many seminars, exhibitions, congresses and conferences.
Ideal for presentations where time is limited.

9. Poster presentation An immediate way to get feedback to our work
A good conversation starter

10. Effective poster presentation
Stands out
Grabs attention
Matches the audience knowledge base and interests
Clearly communicates your message in a simple and straightforward way

11. Effective poster presentation
Important information readable from at least 1m away
Consistent and clean layout
Short appealing title
Judicious use of graphics, colour, fonts, bolding and size

12. Effective poster presentation
Wise use of white space to differentiate sections
Logical visual flow (clearly organised)
Effective use of bullets, numbering and headlines
Acknowledgments, author’s name and institutional affiliation included

13. Major sections of research posters
Introduction
Objectives
Methods
Materials and results
Conclusion
References
Contact information (including QR code)
Highly used in the academic community

14. Poster presentation
It takes intelligence, even brilliance, to condensate and focus information into a clear, simple presentation that will be read and remembered. Ignorance and arrogance are shown in a crowded, complicated, hard-to-read poster. - Mary Helen Briscoe

15. References http://guides.nyu.edu/posters

16. References

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