You have been asked to produce a academic poster as a method to display your research. This is a common method used within many professions to publicise information and ideas.
- Plan the content - identify the main message and key points. Think about how you are going to capture and hold the attention of your audience.
- Plan the visual content - think about whether the content works best as text or a graphic. Plan your design noting the point of entry and the logical flow of the information. How are you going to ensure your audience knows how to read your poster?
- Create - create your poster, for example using PowerPoint.
- Proof read the contents and edit as necessary. Ensure that your spellings, grammar and referencing are correct. Check the print quality and readability of the poster.
- Remember: academic posters contain academic information and therefore need to be formal, structured and include citations and references (the final box/image on your poster needs to be a reference list).
