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Title: APA Posters


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APA Posters
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Posters - Overview
  • Large format presentation of research or theory
  • Goal summarize findings in clear and interesting
    way
  • Need for visual appeal, organization, clarity
  • Conflict minimize text vs. textual clarity

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Content Decisions
  • Title
  • Thesis / Abstract
  • main point or research question and summary of
    findings
  • Background/Introduction
  • key pieces of information to understand the main
    point
  • Method
  • details of the methodology, examples if necessary
  • Results
  • which results are most important to present?
  • Conclusions
  • what conclusions can me made?
  • Include relevant discussion

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Style Decisions
  • Space
  • Size of final poster
  • Graphics
  • Illustrate with graphs and figures when possible
    to cut out text and explicate complicated
    findings
  • Layout
  • Choose a layout that is organized, balanced,
    features a unifying theme/tone,
  • Font
  • Choose a single font (2 at the most), usually
    sans serif, minimum 20 point for text, 48 for
    titles
  • Color
  • Maximum 2-3 unified colors
  • Avoid patterns and include white space

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Handouts
  • Paper
  • Usually a minimum of 50 copies of the paper
  • Disk
  • Easier to travel with
  • Can include paper, poster, presentation, and
    related files
  • Link
  • Carry extra cue cards with a reference / link to
    the paper

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Presenting
  • Time
  • Must attend, usually no more than 1 hour
  • Choose a Style
  • Stand and wait
  • Prepare a 3-5 minute overview verbal presentation
  • Bring
  • In addition to handouts, bring business cards,
    tacks
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