How to Execute an Effective Conference Poster

Condensing your complex research into an easy to follow visual summary is a challenging, but crucial, part of academia that is often overlooked in academic training. In our webinar, Dr Lindsay Santacroce gives examples of what to share or withhold from a conference poster, shares design and layout ideas, tips and tricks for using PowerPoint for poster creation, gives examples of her own conference posters, and much more. 00:00 - Introduction 2:09 - What is a Conference Poster? 3:32 - What do Poster Sessions Look Like at Conferences? 4:54 - Different Types of Conference Attendees and How to Approach Them 7:54 - General Rules for Poster Creation 11:45 - Viewability 16:15 - Sections of a Poster 17:29 - Introduction Section 21:20 - Method Section 32:29 - Results Section 39:12 - Methods/Results with Multiple Experiments 42:52 - Conclusion Section 44:40 - References Section 45:48 - How to Present Your Poster 49:09 - Example of a Presentation 52:22 - Tools, Tips & Tricks in PowerPoint