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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