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Oral and Poster Presentations:Top Tips
Barbara Gastel, MD, MPHProfessor (VIBS and MHUM)
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Tips for Both Oraland Poster Presentations
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1. Start early.
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2. Obtain—and follow—anyinstructions.
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3. Consider the audience.
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4. Condense.
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5. Get feedback from others (including good proofreaders).
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6. Revise.
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7. Rehearse.
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8. Be positive.
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Tips for Oral Presentations
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9. Structure the talk largely as a story.
(IMRAD format—Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion—basically a narrative)
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10. Consider building up to the most important content.
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11. Include much less detail than in a journal article.
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12. Begin and end strongly.
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13. Remember: People must understand what you say as
you say it.
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14. Avoid unfamiliar abbreviations and acronyms.
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15. Beware of using too many slides.
(Typically, about 1 slide per minute is the limit.)
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16. Keep slides simple and uncrowded.
(a guideline for text: no more than 7 lines of 7 words each)
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17. Generally use bullet points, not paragraphs.
(OK to use phrases rather than sentences)
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18. Make sure all lettering is legible.
(For main text, beware of using less than 28 point.)
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19. Time the presentation carefully when you rehearse.
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20. Arrive early, and make sure audiovisuals are working.
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21. Speak slowly and clearly.
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22. Look at the audience.
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23. Show enthusiasm.
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24. Avoid distracting habits.
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25. Briefly repeat each question.
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26. Answer each question briefly.
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27. If you don’t know an answer, don’t fake it.
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Tips for Poster Presentations
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28. If you can, base the poster on images that present key
messages and attract viewers.
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29. Plan to include little text.
(a general guideline:
500–1000 words)
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30. Plan to make the poster understandable on its own.
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31. Organize the poster logically.
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32. Place the text in vertical columns.
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33. Include plenty of white space.
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34. Unless required, don’t include an abstract.
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35. Use large enough type for the title.
72 point or more
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36. Don’t write the title in all capital letters.
• TITLE OF YOUR POSTER
• Title of Your Poster
• Title of your poster
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37. Choose images that both attract and inform.
• Photos
• Flow charts
• Graphs
• Other
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38. Keep images simple, so they are quick to understand.
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39. If feasible, use graphs rather than tables.
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40. Make images large enough.
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41. Remember to label each image.
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42. Keep each section of text relatively brief.
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43. Make the text large enough to read easily.
(at least 18 points)
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44. Where feasible, use bulleted or numbered lists
(not paragraphs).
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45. If paragraphs are used, keep them short.
Also: Do not right-justify.
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46. Include your contact information.
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47. Prepare presentations of various lengths.
(for example: 1, 3, and 5 minutes)
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48. Think ahead about questions you might be asked.
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49. Perhaps have handout material available.
• Copies of the poster
• Reprints of papers
• CVs
• Business cards
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Some Resources on Posters
• “Designing Scientific Posters” by Colin Purrington (posted at http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign)
• “Better Posters: A Resource for Improving Poster Presentations” (blog at http://betterposters.blogspot.com/)
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A Final Tip for Both Oral and Poster Presentations
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50. Use the experience to enhance your future
presentations, publications, and research.
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Wishing You Much Success!