TIPS TO PRESENT

A POSTER
By : Amelia Nugrahaningrum
 Answering
Preparation
Question

Getting
Presentation Don’t
Started
Getting Started
 WHAT’S RESEARCH POSTER?

Summarize information or research concisely and

attractively to help publicize it and generate discussion
 Define the Purpose
What do you want the person passing by your poster to do?

Engage in a discussion about the content.

Attract sympathy from the jury

Be a winner?
Preparation
 How should I prepare for
my poster?

1. Remain your poster detail

2. Make a mini/long speech

3. Practice, practice, and practice!

 Note their attention to the most critical
points and filling in interesting details as
needed

Show your
poster to Note the kinds questions and make sure
you are ready to answer
mentor,
friends, etc.
Presentation
How long should I let audience members look at the poster before
engaging them in discussion?
Give VIEWER a few moments TO
READ and PROCESS the
information.
After they’re FAMILIAR with your
poster, OFFER to guide them.
Give viewers WARM GREETING

You might say:

“Hello, thank for stopping to view my poster”
Greeting often work better than simply asking
 Should I
READ
from my
poster?

NO!
Make sure you are familiar enough with your poster.
Use the poster as a visual aid, pointing to it when you need to draw viewers’ attention to a chart, photograph, or particularly
interesting point.
STAY CLOSE
WITH YOUR
POSTER
BRIEF CLEAR
REDUCE
CONFUSION
CONCISE
If I’m not
finished
with my
project?
 1. If you have preliminary results
Use them as examples of kind of your
results. Discuss the significance of these
results.

If I’m not
2. If you don’t have any preliminary results
finished Please focus on projected results.

with my 3. In any case

project? Whether you have complete, partial, or only
projected results, keep in mind that your
results explanation is more important than
your raw results themselves.
Answering Question
 KEEP
If I don’t CALM
know the AND
answer
ADMIT YOUR
IGNORANCE
 If I GET some
question at the
same time?
DON’T
Don’t Be
NERVOUS
Don’t stand
in front of
your poster
Bibliography
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NYU.2016. How to Create a Research Poster: Poster Basics. Retrieved from http://guides.nyu.edu/posters
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