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Introduction Before starting Poster content Preliminary steps Poster Poster printing Poster presentation Conclusion

Research Methodology

Poster Presentation

Romuald Jolivot

1Electrical and Computer Engineering,

Graduate Program

Bangkok University

Romuald Jolivot [email protected] ECE-GRAD

Research Methodology Poster Presentation 1


Outline

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

6 Poster printing

7 Poster presentation

8 Conclusion




Plan

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

6 Poster printing


8 Conclusion




Aims of poster presentation

• Communicate your research results

• Summarize concisely your work

• Exchange directly with the audience

• Meet researchers from your fields

• Record of your research in the lab




Objectives:

• Know how to make scientific poster

• Structure your poster

• Be concise

• What to avoid?




Plan

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

6 Poster printing


8 Conclusion




Check poster guideline

• Poster size (A0, A1, A2)

• Orientation

• Type of meeting (audience)

• Specific requests (optional)




Software selection

• PowerPoint

• Adobe illustrator

• Photoshop

• Latex

• OpenOffice




Plan

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

6 Poster printing


8 Conclusion




Get your content

• Conference paper

• Latest unpublished research (method(s) + results)




Attention grabber

• Easy to read from a distance

• Logical structure

• Self-explanatory

• Visual attraction

• Not too much text




Plan

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

6 Poster printing


8 Conclusion




Get your content

• Choose an interesting title

• Main message of your research

• Identify the key points

• Select interesting graphics

This should help you to make a first draft on a paper




Poster structure

• Title

• Introduction (short)

• Methods (short)

• Results (Main part)

• Discussion (optional)

• Conclusion

• Reference




Poster layout

• Clear starting point

• Logical flow

• Use arrow, number to help reader

• Let your poster breath




Poster organization

Figure : Example of poster structure




Poster organization

Figure : Example of horizontal poster structure




Poster organization

Figure : Example of vertical poster structure




Poster organization

Figure : Example of circular poster structure




Text Formatting

• Large title (readable from 5-10m)

• Readable from 3-5m

• Clear & consistent structure

• Between 300 to 700 words

• Make sure of color contrast

• Use heading consistently

• Check for typo




Graphic Formatting

• Use diagram, flowchart for easy visual information

• If you have main graphic, use it wisely

• Only important graphics

• Add description to every graphics

• Limit contrasting color (distracting color)

• Avoid decoration

• Use high resolution graphics




Overcrowded poster

• Too much text is not tempting

• Too many figures

• Too much equation

• Too much is too much




Plan

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

Title

Introduction

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

6 Poster printing


8 Conclusion




Title

Title requirement

• Interesting title (or your paper title)

• Short to quickly draw interest

• Author(s)

• Affiliation

• Logo

• VISIBLE from a distance




Introduction

Introduction

• Get people attention

• Quickly place the motivation of your work

• Use minimum background information

• Mention your new hypothesis

• Problem statement




Materials and methods

Main interest

• Brief description of materials

• Keep details in the manuscript (if link to a research paper)

• Present theory/methods using graphics if possible




Results

Results is the main element of the poster

How to present data

• Present only your main results

• Simple and effective displays

• Make it visual




Conclusion

The conclusion must be clear

Conclusion key points

• Very brief but concise

• Present your major findings




Acknowledgments

Optional

• Acknowledge the financial support of funding agency(ies)

(if any)

• Thanks colleagues/researchers/institutes that have assist you




References

Remember

• Add only necessary references

• Make sure of formatting




References

Failed poster

• Fail to make it interesting

• Unclear plan

• Too much text

• Unreadable from afar




Plan

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

6 Poster printing


8 Conclusion




Poster printing

• Have external feedback before printing

• Check, re-check for typo

• Use high resolution




Plan

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

6 Poster printing


8 Conclusion




Poster Presentation

• Prepare a 3-5 minute explanation

• Stay close to your poster

• Get ready to explain it

• Be prepared for questions

• Have A4 version of your poster as give away

• Have copies of your paper

• Bring business cards




Avoid during poster presentation

• Using notes

• Keep your hand in your pocket

• Not being next to your poster




Be original

• Make it attractive

• Interesting

• New way of presenting results

• But stay professional




Plan

1 Introduction

2 Before starting

3 Poster content

4 Preliminary steps

5 Poster

6 Poster printing


8 Conclusion




Questions?



Documents

Research Methodology Poster Presentationbucroccs.bu.ac.th/courses/documents/CRCC6/Lecture_8.pdfResearch Methodology Poster Presentation 20 IntroductionBefore startingPoster contentPreliminary