STEMskiller: Skill Set Map for Mentors of Early Career Researchers
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP: Academic presentations and posters
Designing research posters
Definition:
Research posters provide an alternative to other forms of presentations at academic conferences (both in-person and online). Typically, "poster sessions" at are held at conferences in which researchers present their work and answer questions about it.
Useful resources on Designing research posters:
The Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (2020). Academic Poster Presentations. https://gradschool.unc.edu/academics/resources/postertips.html
General advice, design and software tips, templates, and examples.
Or, D. (2019). Creating a scientific poster. https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/usys/ibp/soil-terrestrial-env-physics-dam/education/sientific_comm/2015/3-creating_scientific_poster_ethz_2015.pdf
Detailed presentation describing how to make an effective poster. Highlights the differences between presentations and posters and provides tips for layout, production, review, and what to do when you present your poster.
Tags: IPS WC; IPS CritT; IPS IA; IPS IL; PSR ER; CompS
Peer Review: None
Table of contents:
- 1.1. Academic presentations and posters
- 1.1.1. Selecting places to present
- 1.1.2. Preparing
- 1.1.2.1. Preparing presentation content
1.1.2.2. Online presentations
1.1.2.3. Rhetoric
- 1.1.2.5. Online poster sessions
1.1.2.6. Practice and feedback
- 1.1.3. Presenting
Author: Stephanie Krueger
Peer Reviewer(s): None
Last Updated: October 22, 2021