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C OMPARE AND C ONTRAST P OSTER AND P OWER P OINT • P RESENTATIONS P OSTER P RESENTATION D IALOGUE – L OGICAL F LOW • E TIQUETTE • D ESIGN G UIDELINES • E VALUATION AND F EEDBACK • C REATE A 1 TO 2- MINUTE INTRODUCTION TO YOUR RESEARCH • AND PRESENT

How is a poster presentation different from an oral presentation?

POWERPOINTS POSTERS M ORE L ESS • • L ESS M ORE • • M ORE L ESS • • M ORE L ESS • • LONGER • • SHORT L ESS M ORE • • M ORE • • LESS ONE MANY • • LONGER ONE • • SHORTER MULTIPLE

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Observation, Cooperation, & Innovation Poster Session UBC Vantage College Conference July 18-19, 2016

 Be prepared to speak to a broad audience  Prepare and rehearse a two‐minute overview of your research  How to get the dialogue started:  “Do you have a few minutes to hear about my research ?”  Be prepared for someone to ask you “Tell me a bit about your research”

 Be prepared for informal dialogue  Anticipate questions  Your poster is an advertisement for your research  Provide a hook to draw them in  Present the highlights of your research  Handouts are optional

 Assume your audience is not a part of your discipline  Define important concepts  Simplify the language and avoid jargon, especially in your verbal explanation  Use visual aids to explain processes, theories, and outcomes  Be sure to speak slowly and clearly  Remember the intonation practice from VANT 140  Begin stages high – ending low  Stress important words

 Rehearse your 1 - 2 minute presentation to ensure:  You are able to present in the time allotted (<2 Minutes)  Your nerves won’t get the best of you  You present clearly and smoothly  You know what you want to say  You appear competent and knowledgeable  Practice one‐on‐one or small group discussions

 Y OU CANNOT COVER EVERY DETAIL OF YOUR RESEARCH , SO ANTICIPATE QUESTIONS  A UDIENCE MEMBERS MAY ASK ABOUT :  M ORE DETAIL ABOUT THE RESEARCH METHODS ( DON ’ T INCLUDE EVERY DETAIL IN YOUR 1-2 MINUTE TALK ).  H OW FINDINGS RELATE TO OTHER PHENOMENA  W HERE YOUR RESEARCH WILL GO FROM HERE  M OST QUESTIONS COME FROM PEOPLE INTERESTED IN YOUR RESEARCH THAT WANT TO KNOW MORE  I F YOU DON ’ T KNOW THE ANSWER , SAY SO .  T HAT IS AN INTERESTING IDEA . I NEED TO INVESTIGATE THAT FURTHER

 Credit sources  APA Style  Citations are important to support your work .  Be truthful  Present problems encountered  Ensure you are presenting your research honestly  Do not exaggerate conclusion or implications.

A Good Poster Will Have:  Minimal paragraphs of text.  The poster should read from top left to bottom right, like you are reading a paper.  Bullet points should be optimized.  Photos, graphs and other illustrations should be used to help visualize outcomes.  Make sure to have high quality resolution on the images. Try to use JPEG images.  Should summarize the importance of the topic, how it is being examined, and what has been learned.  Your 1 – 2 minute talk should represent the poster.

 Practice your 1 – 2 minute “elevator speech” about your research project  Be prepared to have one‐on‐ one and small group conversations

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 Have your poster ready to hang  Arrive early for your session.  Stay for the entire session  Do not leave your poster unattended  Get to know the research of your nearby posters  Invite faculty members!  Selfies are okay (not too many and don’t let them disrupt the presentation)

 Dress professionally

Size: 3’ x 4’ (36” x 48”)  Tip: Design your poster on a PowerPoint slide and resize when printing 

Poster Presentation Title  The title should be approximately the entire width of the poster  the main text broken into multiple columns,  usually three or four columns depending on the size of the poster.  You may also want to use section headings within the columns at the start of each section.

 Title (Suggested font size: 72-120)  Use fonts such as Times New Roman  Placed at the top center of the poster  Below the title, in smaller font, include the following (Suggested font size: 48-80):  Names of authors  Major  Your VANT149 Instructor  University of British Columbia

Introduction (Suggested Header Font Size 36‐72)  What is the problem and why is it important? (Body Font Size 24‐ 48)  Hypothesis? What are you investigating?  Define the problem, question, or topic Research Methods (Suggested Header Font Size 36‐72)  Surveys, experiments, interviews, data analysis, etc… (Suggested Body Font Size 24‐48 ) Results and Discussion (Suggested Header Font Size 36‐72):  What have you discovered or what do preliminary results show? (Suggested Body Font Size 24‐48 ) References (Suggested Header Font Size 36‐72) Acknowledgements (Suggested Header Font Size 36‐72)

• I NCLUDE AND LABEL ALL GRAPHICS , CHARTS , TABLES , FIGURES , AND PHOTOS • I NFORMATION SHOULD BE BRIEF AND PRESENTED LOGICALLY • P OSTERS SHOULD BE READABLE FROM ABOUT 1 METER AWAY

 Edit, review and spell‐check all elements of your poster display  Maintain a logical flow of information

 Posters should be colourful and eye‐catching (but not overly colourful!)  Pay attention to contrast when selecting text colors  Try not to put text over images

 Consistent use of space  Leave space around images and blocks of text  Avoid creating a crowded poster Good Spacing Bad Spacing

 Use of color  Select colors the compliment and contrast with each other  Avoid extremely bright colors  Text color should contrast background color  Easiest to read: black text on a white background  Include color as design elements (borders, shapes, etc.)  Also ok: dark background with light colored text

 Use of text  Select no more than 2 different fonts  Too many  GETS DISTRACTING  And difficult to read  AVOID USING ALL CAPITAL LETTERS  People read shapes of words  Using all capitals distorts those shapes slowing our processing time

 Each poster will be evaluated by a Vantage College instructor  This is an opportunity to give you constructive comments  These evaluations will be used to rank poster presentations and determine any awards

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CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO THE UNKOWN: Creating, Exploring & Sharing​ 3RD ANNUAL VANTAGE ONE CAPSTONE CONFERENCE  Your presentation or poster is an advertisement for your research  Provide a hook to draw people in  Present the highlights of your research  Engage in dialogue  Have fun  Now let’s work on your poster and 1 – 2 minute introduction.