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Poster Presentation

At least one of the authors needs to be at the poster session and be available to explain the research and answer to whatever questions may appear. In case the present author is part of a team, he or she needs to be able to discuss all aspects of the research being presented.
 
A poster presentation is as respectable as any other form of presentation. Thus, the goal of your participation should be discussing your research and its objectives and findings. Therefore, it might be interesting for the presenter to bring copies of the research to hand out to participants who are interested in your research. 
 
Before the presentation, prepare and rehearse a brief explanation about your research, since it is possible that some of the participants will request a “guided tour” around your poster only. But, it is also important to present depth to those who request it. Do not be afraid to detail the uncertainties of your research, or the doubts that you and your colleagues may have, since it is a good opportunity to debate them and attempt to diminish them.
 
Format
The poster:

 

Design and layout specifications

  • Keep in mind that posters are a VISUAL way to present your research.

  • Having a good title and a visually attractive layout are essential to draw participants’ attention. Organization and clarity are key. Leave ¼ of your poster to textual elements, and focus on visual elements such as photographs, images, tables, graphs that will allow you to tell a good story.

  • Title (font size 70) and authors’ information (font size 30) should be located at the central upper portion of the poster.

  • Navigation around your poster should be intuitive, obvious. A poster reading follows the same logic that book reading, that is, up-down and left-to-right. All figures should be numbered to facilitate navigation.

  • Do not overload the poster with too much information, since it will become tiresome for the participant to read through your poster. Thus, allow for an adequate spacing.

  • Visitors should be able to read your poster at a distance of 1,5m, thus use font size 24 at the minimum.

 
Visual Elements
  • Present numeric data in the form of graphs instead of tables. Graphs allow for the relationship between variables, as well as with the difference between averages, to be more easily visualized.
  • All visual elements and tables should be simple. Eliminate unnecessary details.
  • Make sure that all visual elements are self-explanatory (e.g.: graph’s axis clearly named, symbols clearly detailed, etc.).
  • Colors should be used to facilitate poster’s interpreting and understanding, and not for decorative purposes.Make sure that all visual and textual elements are integrated. Figures should be numbered according to order of appearance in the text, for instance.
 
Textual Elements

  • Use textual elements to (a) present the research – problem being investigates, study’s purpose and relevance; (b) explain visual elements and draw visitor’s attention to important data and relationships; and (c) to establish and elucidate interpretations and conclusions that may be extracted from data. Quite often it is possible to sum up conclusions in a list with a few bullet points.

  • Use only the 5 most relevant bibliographic references, which should be formatted according to paper’s submission instructions.

 

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