Poster Guidelines

Poster Criteria

The posters should be 3x4 feet (36x48”) and can be displayed either horizontally or vertically.  They’ll be clipped on a foam board with binder clips (boards and easels provided) and placed on the easels. It costs about $12 to print a poster in Bird on the plotter printers (instructions here).  Most students design the posters in PowerPoint; they must be resized to 36x48” and saved as a PDF to print properly.  

Students should allow plenty of time to print the posters – do not wait until the last minute! Staff at the Bird technology desk can assist in poster printing. 

Presentations

Presentations must be a maximum of 5 minutes to allow time for questions for judges

Using your poster as visual aid, give a 3-minute overview/elevator speech conveyed with excitement

Practice!

• Project confidence and excitement.

• Speak slowly but with enthusiasm, even if you’re repeating your elevator speech multiple times

• Pause when needed

• Point to items on your poster

• Body language: open, no crossed arms or fidgeting, use hand gestures effectively, eye contact

• Be sure that you can describe the broader importance of your work!

Prepare 

 Dress professionally, arrive early for set-up at 5:30, bring a bottle of water

GREEN INNOVATION COMPETITION APRIL 8TH 6-8 PM

Doors Open 5:30 pm to set up poster

Schine Floor 304 ABC