{"id":201,"date":"2014-08-11T10:01:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T15:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/researchfair\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:59:00","slug":"preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/researchfair\/preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Design a Poster"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>h1.plain { display: none !important; }<\/style>\n<p><strong>Students can elect to present in one of two ways: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>a traditional poster OR <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>a slide presentation on their personal device.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#requirements-for-all-presentations\">Requirements for All Presentations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#slide-presentations\">Slide Presentations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#poster-presentations\">Poster Presentations\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#dimensions\">Dimensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#poster-printing\">Poster printing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Organization\">Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#what-to-include-in-your-poster-slide-presentation\">What to Include In Your Poster\/Slide Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#contents\">Contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#know-your-message\">Know Your Message<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#hints-for-presentation-design\">Hints for Presentation Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#presentation-tips\">Presentation Tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#miscellaneous-advice\">Miscellaneous Advice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#poster-competition\">Poster Competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#poster-workshop-tutorials\">Poster Workshop Tutorials<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"requirements-for-all-presentations\"><strong>Requirements for All Presentations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Title and authors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Title should match what was submitted during registration<\/li>\n<li>List presenting author(s) first<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Author contributions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design and creation of the poster\/digital presentation should be primarily the work of the presenting author(s)<\/li>\n<li>All authors listed must be informed of their authorship and given an opportunity to review and approve<\/li>\n<li>Each poster\/presentation must include an Author Contribution Statement modeled after the example below:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Example (authors are Donald Duck, Harry Potter, and Minnie Mouse)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Author Contribution Statement<\/p>\n<p>DD:\u00a0 Designed the poster, generated data in Figures 2, 3, and 5<\/p>\n<p>HP:\u00a0 Contributed to the design of the experiments, generated data in Figure 4<\/p>\n<p>MM:\u00a0 Oversaw the project design and execution, provided funding<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"slide-presentations\"><strong>SLIDE PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A slide presentation should supplement and complement the presenter\u2019s verbal presentation. The presentation should include an overview of all required elements and should not be used to go \u201cin-depth\u201d. This is a brief presentation (5-7 minutes) that attendees can ask questions about following the presentation.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"poster-presentations\"><strong>POSTER PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p id=\"dimensions\"><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Poster boards are 3\u2032 tall x 4\u2032 wide (36 x 48 inches). Your poster must not exceed these dimensions. You will be provided with push pins to hang your poster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"poster-printing\"><strong>Poster printing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Immersion Vanderbilt, with support from the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, are pleased to sponsor the cost of printing posters for Fall 2024 participants. To participate, students must submit their final poster (36 x 48 inches) in PDF format no later than Monday, October 28, 2024. Instructions for submission will be provided after registration. The poster becomes the property of the student following the fair.<\/p>\n<p>Students who do not choose this option are responsible for printing expenses. Students may also choose to prepare 8.5\u2033 by 11\u2033 inch figures to print on standard sheets of paper.\u00a0 These sheets of paper can then be attached to the supplied poster board with push-pins.<\/p>\n<p id=\"organization\"><strong>Organization:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective use of the available space is usually to use a grid plan arranged in columns. This arrangement prevents viewers from having to cross back and forth in front of each other.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"what-to-include-in-your-poster-slide-presentation\"><strong>What to Include in Your Poster\/Slide Presentation:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p id=\"contents\"><strong>Contents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The contents of the poster or slides should convey:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The problem (what is your question?)<\/li>\n<li>Significance (why should anyone care?)<\/li>\n<li>How your experiment\/approach addresses the problem (what is your strategy and\/or objective?)<\/li>\n<li>The methods\/experiments\/tasks performed (what did you actually do?)<\/li>\n<li>The results obtained (what did you actually find?)<\/li>\n<li>The conclusions (what do you think it all means?)<\/li>\n<li>Future directions (where do you go from here?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"know-your-message\"><strong>Know Your Message:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the one thing you want your audience to learn from your project?<\/li>\n<li>Reinforce this message throughout the presentation<\/li>\n<li>If it doesn\u2019t support your message\u2026leave it out!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"hints-for-presentation-design\"><strong>Hints for Presentation Design:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make it understandable and easy to follow. Your poster or slides should be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clear<\/li>\n<li>Concise (bullet points, numbered lists, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Simple<\/li>\n<li>Large fonts so people can read the poster at a distance<\/li>\n<li>Figures or tables instead of text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consider your audience! You should assume that you will be presenting your work to interested, smart people, but people who are not experts in your research area. Several people of varying degrees of interest and experience may be viewing your poster at once. Therefore, you will want to make your points as complete and brief as possible.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"presentation-tips\"><strong>Presentation Tips:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Know your field of study\n<ul>\n<li>Read or re-read some relevant literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Know your audience (students, faculty, staff)<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t know an answer to a question, it is all right to say\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t know\u2026\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m not sure about that\u2026\u201d or \u201cI\u2019ll have to look that up\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t disappear!!!\n<ul>\n<li>Be present at your designated presentation time (at the very minimum!!)<\/li>\n<li>Be prepared not to leave for a while<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Wear comfortable shoes \u2026 you\u2019ll be standing for a couple of hours<\/li>\n<li>Take a bathroom break beforehand<\/li>\n<li>Have a bottle of water handy!<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t ignore people at your poster\/presentation\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t spend too much time with one person at the expense of others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Do give people space\n<ul>\n<li>Let them look your poster over<\/li>\n<li>Let them ask you a question first, or after a few minutes ask them if they have any questions<\/li>\n<li>Have a prepared a 5-min\u00a0summary for those who would like a \u201crun-through\u201d of your poster or presentation<\/li>\n<li>Start with the statement of \u201cbig picture\u201d\u2026i.e., why did you do this study<\/li>\n<li>Remember you are not the only one presenting at the meeting\u2026people\u00a0have many posters and presentations to see<\/li>\n<li>If someone is very interested \u2026 you will know<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"miscellaneous-advice\"><strong>Miscellaneous Advice:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Plan ahead; make several small deadlines to meet your final deadline\n<ul>\n<li>Your poster or slides should undergo several revisions and should be approved by your PI<\/li>\n<li>Ask lab members for comments\/suggestions<\/li>\n<li>Print out a draft copy or smaller version of the poster or presentation to spot errors and judge visual aspects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"poster-competition\"><strong>POSTER COMPETITION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>General Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indicate interest in participating when you register for the Research Fair.<\/li>\n<li>You will receive a link to InfoReady that will allow you to submit your poster.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Submissions for judging are due at 11:59 pm on <\/strong><strong>Monday, October 21<\/strong><strong>. No exceptions will be made.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The poster will be judged in the subject category that you choose when registering for the Research Fair:\n<ul>\n<li>Basic and Natural Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Clinical and Translational Research<\/li>\n<li>Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Social, Behavioral, Educational Sciences, and Humanities<\/li>\n<li>Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whether you are presenting a printed poster or slides on your personal device at the Research Fair, you must submit a\u00a0<u>single page<\/u>\u00a0for judging.<\/li>\n<li>Utilize the 36 x 48 inch poster format.<\/li>\n<li>After making your poster\/slide, save the file as a pdf.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that the resolution is high enough for judges to zoom in without causing the image\/text to become pixelated.<\/li>\n<li>Remember that your poster must stand on its own \u2013 your poster will be scored and prizes will be selected prior to the Research Fair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>See the \u201cRequirements for all presentations\u201d information. Posters that do not include an Author Contribution Statement will receive a point deduction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"poster-workshop-tutorials\"><strong>POSTER WORKSHOP TUTORIALS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1EE8YxfO-Eg\">What is a poster session and why should I participate?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F-0O4caws8Q\">Posters: the basics\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wOcHi73hRrg\">Design of standard IMRaD Poster (Introduction\/Methods\/Results\/Discussion). Most commonly used in STEM fields.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gFu-tu1u6Vo\">Other poster designs\u00a0(Social Sciences and Humanities)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N9mEQoJ_D_Y\">Acknowledgements and Author Contribution Statement\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/15hm9QiPxtI\">How do I actually make the poster? From start to finish<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IZzrvcSN9gU\">Day of the poster fair-hints for presentation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students can elect to present in one of two ways: a traditional poster OR a slide presentation on their personal device. 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