Creating a Poster Presentation
• Included are some examples of typical poster
presentations and a link to a GREAT website
that will help you create yours.
• A reminder: the Poster presentation is worth
the same amount of points as your paper!
• If you need help, ASK!
• Use your research outline as a guide.
Creating a Poster Presentation
• http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters
• This website will help a great deal—Use it!
• Some advice:
– Keep it simple but comprehensive
– Use color and pictures
– Your goal: I should be able to look at and read
your poster and know what your program is about
and what you hope it accomplishes.
A simple example:
Intergenerational Lunch Program
Who
Why
Where
Dimension of
wellness
addressed/
description
What is the program
Outline of what will
occur
How will we
measure our
success
Program outcomes:
What we hope to
achieve
Title of Poster in Arial, Bold, 80-96 Points: Size Dependent on Length
Lab Logo
Names of Authors in Arial, 60 Points, Bold
Institution Logo
Heading 1, Arial, 54 points, bold
Heading 4, Arial, 54 points, bold
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text
in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points,
Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40
points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in
Arial, 40 points, Bold.
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold.
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40
points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in
Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold.
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40
points, Bold.
Key Image 1
Key Image 3
Figure 3. Caption in Arial, 36 points, bold.
Key Image 5
Heading 3, Arial, 54 points, bold
Figure 1. Caption in Arial, 36 points, bold.
Heading 2, Arial, 54 points, bold
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text
in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points,
Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40
points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in
Arial, 40 points, Bold.
Key Image 2
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text
in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points,
Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40
points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in
Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold.
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40
points, Bold.
Figure 5. Caption in Arial, 36 points, bold.
Heading 5, Arial, 54 points, bold
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold.
Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40
points, Bold. Text in Arial, 40 points, Bold. Text in
Arial, 40 points, Bold.
Key Image 4
Acknowledgments (Arial, 40 points, bold)
Acknowledgments in Arial, 32 points, bold-try to keep to one or two lines,
References (Arial, 40 points, bold)
First reference in Arial, 32 points, bold, with a reverse indent:
alphabetical or numerical order.
Figure 2. Caption in Arial, 36 points, bold.
Figure 4. Caption in Arial, 36 points, bold.
Second reference in Arial, 32 points, bold, with a reverse indent:
alphabetical or numerical order.
DO NOT DO THIS!
Not this one either!
Your poster
• Size: It must be large enough so that people
can see and read your information
– Tri-fold poster: 3 ft x 4 ft