Tips for effective poster presentations

Various steps required to create a poster that will attract viewers and hold their attention at a conference over a long time are discussed. The first step in creating a poster is to review the instructions for authors to determine the space allotted for one's presentation. The poster should be organized in a manner similar to that of a written manuscript, in sections including an introduction, experimental details, results and discussion, conclusions, references and acknowledgements. A matt-coated paper is the safest choice for a poster presenter's poster to increase the visual appeal of the poster. Effective figures and pictures should be used to illustrate aspects of his experiments on the poster to interest the viewer and communicate the research results. He should be ready to respond to the queries of viewers at the conference by providing a succint overview of his experiments and findings, referring to the poster figures. The poster presenter should also visit other posters at the meeting, especially those related to his own research.