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Preparing your Design Fair Poster

Engineering Poster Design

Dr. Ken Tallman

Different forms of professional communication

Written Report Slide Presentation Poster Presentation

http://www.google.com/images

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Written Report Slide Presentation Poster Presentation

http://www.google.com/images

High detailHighly technicalNo interaction

Different forms of professional communication

Written Report Slide Presentation Poster Presentation

http://www.google.com/images

High detailHighly technicalNo interaction

Moderate detailModerately technicalLimited interaction

Different forms of professional communication

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Written Report Slide Presentation Poster Presentation

http://www.google.com/images

High detailHighly technicalNo interaction

Moderate detailModerately technicalLimited interaction

Low detailLow technical

High interaction

Different forms of professional communication

Written Report Slide Presentation Poster Presentation

http://www.google.com/images

High detailHighly technicalNo interaction

Moderate detailModerately technicalLimited interaction

Low detailLow technical

High interaction

Why give poster presentations?

Different forms of professional communication

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Different forms of professional communication

Written Report Slide Presentation Poster Presentation

http://www.google.com/images

High detailHighly technicalNo interaction

Moderate detailModerately technicalLimited interaction

Low detailLow technical

High interaction

Why give poster presentations?

Poster Conference

http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm

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Poster Conference

http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm

You want to be this

presenter

Different forms of professional communication

Written Report Slide Presentation Poster Presentation

http://www.google.com/images

High detailHighly technicalNo interaction

Moderate detailModerately technicalLimited interaction

Low detailLow technical

High interaction

Do you like this poster?

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Qualities of a Good Poster

• Clear central message

• Logically organized

• Minimal text

• Appropriate graphics

• Visible at a distance

• Has an intended effect on audience

Qualities of a Good Presenter

• Speaks to audience, not to poster

• Presents in “extemporaneous-prepared” manner

• Encourages dialogue with audience

• Has handouts, business cards, reports available on request

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What we’ve done...

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html

What we’ve done...Page layout

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html

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What we’ve done...Page layout

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html

What we’ve done...Page layout

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html

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What we’ve done...Page layout

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html

What we’ve done...

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html

Page layout

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Deliverables

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/samples/couch.pdf

Deliverables

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/samples/couch.pdf

Informative headings

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Deliverables

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/samples/couch.pdf

Informative headings

Clearly labelled figures

Deliverables

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/samples/couch.pdf

Informative headings

Clearly labelled figures

Sufficient blank space

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Deliverables

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/samples/couch.pdf

Informative headings

Clearly labelled figures

Sufficient blank space

Research sources?