Resources
Resources
Citing this Website
Citing this Website
Please cite this website as ... Hess, GR, L Liegel, & K Tosney. 2022. Creating Effective Poster Presentations. URL=https://go.ncsu.edu/posters.
Please cite this website as ... Hess, GR, L Liegel, & K Tosney. 2022. Creating Effective Poster Presentations. URL=https://go.ncsu.edu/posters.
Quick Reference & Presentation
Quick Reference & Presentation
Hess, GR. 2022. Effective Scientific Posters: Quick Reference (V6)
Hess, GR. 2022. Effective Scientific Posters: Quick Reference (V6)
Meant to be printed as a one-sheet, folded brochure. You may reproduce and distribute freely (i.e., without charge) in unaltered form.
Meant to be printed as a one-sheet, folded brochure. You may reproduce and distribute freely (i.e., without charge) in unaltered form.
Hess, GR. 2022. Effective Poster Presentations (v19)
Hess, GR. 2022. Effective Poster Presentations (v19)
A PowerPoint show. I've used various versions for workshops through time. Looses something without the narration, but some people might find it useful.
A PowerPoint show. I've used various versions for workshops through time. Looses something without the narration, but some people might find it useful.
Write an Effective Abstract
Write an Effective Abstract
Here are some resources from the American Society of Agronomy (with permission) to help you write more effective abstracts (and papers, too). This stuff may be old (2002), but it still holds.
Here are some resources from the American Society of Agronomy (with permission) to help you write more effective abstracts (and papers, too). This stuff may be old (2002), but it still holds.
Checklist & Sample Abstract: a one-pager that focuses on the qualities of a good abstract. You'll need to adapt this to your field, but the overall philosophy holds.
Checklist & Sample Abstract: a one-pager that focuses on the qualities of a good abstract. You'll need to adapt this to your field, but the overall philosophy holds.
Be a Better Author: a two-page piece that deals with abstracts and writing in general, from the Jan/Fen 2002 issue of Agronomy Journal.
Be a Better Author: a two-page piece that deals with abstracts and writing in general, from the Jan/Fen 2002 issue of Agronomy Journal.
Evaluation Forms
Evaluation Forms
60 Second Review - a quick way for students and professionals to evaluate the appearance and organization of their posters. This evaluation does not address the quality of the information.
60 Second Review - a quick way for students and professionals to evaluate the appearance and organization of their posters. This evaluation does not address the quality of the information.
Judging criteria and form used by the North American Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology to evaluate oral and poster presentations for best student presentation competition. Developed by George Hess and the North American IALE Board (2010).
Judging criteria and form used by the North American Chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology to evaluate oral and poster presentations for best student presentation competition. Developed by George Hess and the North American IALE Board (2010).
Websites - May be Ephemeral
Websites - May be Ephemeral
George Hess, Kathryn Tosney, & Leon Liegel. 2022. Creating Effective Poster Presentations, visited 2022 May 27.
George Hess, Kathryn Tosney, & Leon Liegel. 2022. Creating Effective Poster Presentations, visited 2022 May 27.
Books and Articles
Books and Articles
Amsen, Eva. 2019. A graphic design revolution for scientific conference posters. Forbes, viewed 2022 Aug 9.
Amsen, Eva. 2019. A graphic design revolution for scientific conference posters. Forbes, viewed 2022 Aug 9.
Block, Steven M. 1996. Do's and dont's of poster presentations. Biophysical Journal 71: 3527-3529.
Block, Steven M. 1996. Do's and dont's of poster presentations. Biophysical Journal 71: 3527-3529.
Briscoe, Mary Helen. 1996. Preparing Scientific Illustrations: A Guide to Better Posters, Presentations, and Publications. Springer, New York.
Briscoe, Mary Helen. 1996. Preparing Scientific Illustrations: A Guide to Better Posters, Presentations, and Publications. Springer, New York.
Davis, Martha. 1997. Scientific Papers and Presentations. Academic Press, New York.
Davis, Martha. 1997. Scientific Papers and Presentations. Academic Press, New York.
Flaherty, Colleen. 2019. #BetterPoster. Inside Higher Ed, viewed 2022 May 27.
Flaherty, Colleen. 2019. #BetterPoster. Inside Higher Ed, viewed 2022 May 27.
Gosling, Peter J. 1999. Scientist's Guide to Poster Presentations. Kluwer Academic Press, New York.
Gosling, Peter J. 1999. Scientist's Guide to Poster Presentations. Kluwer Academic Press, New York.
Greenfieldboyce, Nell. 2019. To save the scientific poster, researchers want to kill it and start over. NPR. org, viewed 2022 May 27.
Greenfieldboyce, Nell. 2019. To save the scientific poster, researchers want to kill it and start over. NPR. org, viewed 2022 May 27.
Harms, Michael. 1995. How to prepare a poster presentation. Physiotheraphy 81(5): 276.
Harms, Michael. 1995. How to prepare a poster presentation. Physiotheraphy 81(5): 276.
Hess, George R. and Elizabeth N. Brooks. 1998. The class poster conference as a teaching tool. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 27: 155-158.
Hess, George R. and Elizabeth N. Brooks. 1998. The class poster conference as a teaching tool. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 27: 155-158.
Hess, George R., Kathryn Tosney, and Leon Leigel. 2009. Creating effective poster presentations. Medical Teacher 31(4): 356-358.
Hess, George R., Kathryn Tosney, and Leon Leigel. 2009. Creating effective poster presentations. Medical Teacher 31(4): 356-358.
Liegel, Leon H. and Delbert Thompson. 1989. Poster presentations for scientific meetings. Journal of Agronomic Education 18: 69-75.
Liegel, Leon H. and Delbert Thompson. 1989. Poster presentations for scientific meetings. Journal of Agronomic Education 18: 69-75.
Nicol, Adelheid A. M. and Penny M. Pexman. 2003. Displaying your findings: a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Nicol, Adelheid A. M. and Penny M. Pexman. 2003. Displaying your findings: a practical guide for creating figures, posters, and presentations. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Nicolas P. Rougier, Michael Droettboom, Philip E. Bourne. 2014. Ten simple steps for better figures. PLOS Computational Biology 10(9): e1003833, visited 2022 May 27.
Nicolas P. Rougier, Michael Droettboom, Philip E. Bourne. 2014. Ten simple steps for better figures. PLOS Computational Biology 10(9): e1003833, visited 2022 May 27.
Teixeira, Art. 1997. Preparing posters for technical presentations. Resource 4(4): 15-16.
Teixeira, Art. 1997. Preparing posters for technical presentations. Resource 4(4): 15-16.
Tufte, Edward. 1983. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT.
Tufte, Edward. 1983. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT.
Tufte, Edward. 1995. Envisioning Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT.
Tufte, Edward. 1995. Envisioning Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT.
Tufte, Edward. 1997. Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT.
Tufte, Edward. 1997. Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT.
Wheildon, Colin. 1995. Type and Layout. Strathmoor Press, Berkeley, CA.
Wheildon, Colin. 1995. Type and Layout. Strathmoor Press, Berkeley, CA.
Woolsey, J.D. 1989. Combating poster fatigue: How to use visual grammar and analysis to effect better visual communication. Trends in Neurosciences 12: 325-332.
Woolsey, J.D. 1989. Combating poster fatigue: How to use visual grammar and analysis to effect better visual communication. Trends in Neurosciences 12: 325-332.