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Zackie SalmonDirector, McNair Scholars Program
University of Wyoming307-766-6189
Constructing Your Research
PosterNut and Bolts McNair
Keys to Success
•Limit text
•Use correct font size
•Available space-don’t have a crowded poster
Font Style
•Times New Roman Easy to read blocks of text•Arial
Best for names and titles
Font Size Readable from 3 feet away
Section Font Style
Font size (points)
Title of Project
Arial
80 Your name, mentor, dept, etc.
Arial
60
Section Font Style
Font size (points)
Section Titles (Methods, Results, etc.)
Arial
54
Section Text (Hypothesis, Results, etc.)
Times New Roman
36
Acknowledge-ments
Times New Roman
26
Use Charts & Graphs
•Simple
•Use color
•Label ‘em
1 2 3 4 5 60
25
50
75
43
53 5057 59
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Max Temp in Crow’s Pond, WI
Degrees in F
Date-October 2007
Deg
rees in
Fah
ren
heit
8.23.2
1.4
1.2
Natural Gas Futures Sales in Millions of Dollars
2009
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Use Pictures & Graphics
• People are visual
• Communicates concepts easily
• Holds viewer’s attention
Figure 1. Glycoprotein
Figure 1. The Njoro Watershed located in southwestern Kenya.
Limitations of the Poster
• Poster isn’t your presentation • It is a visual aid• Articulating your ideas is the presentation
• Plan a 3 minute oral presentation
3 Minute Oral Presentation
•Introduction: 1 minuteStatement of the ProblemHypotheses /Objectives or Research Question
•Internal Section: 2 minutes1. Brief introduction based on lit review2. Methods 3. Importance of your study•Ask if viewer has questions
Drawing People to Your Poster
Everyone likes to receive aninvitation!
Would you like me to walk you through my poster?
As People Walk ByExtend an Invitation
Posters for 3 Stages of Research
•Proposed Research• Focus on methods and data analysis
• No results at this point
•Research in Progress• Focus on preliminary results
•Completed Research Project• Focus on final results
See Handouts of Templatesand Poster Examples
QUESTIONS??????
