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How to Present
Designing your presentation
Resources at WVU
We've gathered resources on how to create an effective presentation, where to print
out your poster, how to prepare for an oral presentation, as well as other resources
(e.g., how to write a professional email, keep a lab notebook, get the most from
meeting attendance).
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Creating an Effective Research Poster (ppt to download by Dr. Michelle
Richards-Babb)
- Poster Printing: available at Multimedia Services at WVU Downtown Campus Library (lower level), Evansdale Library and Health Sciences Library, and various WVU Colleges/Departments; use some type of presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint or Publisher) to prepare poster; typical printing cost is less than $20.
- WVU Specific PowerPoint Template (page down to PowerPoint Templates)
Professional Courtesy/Dress Code
All presenters should learn and practice professional etiquette common to all disciplines:
- Oral presenters should remain in the room until all presentations in their sessions are complete. The other presentations may offer new insights, and all presenters deserve the same audience and respect. Spectators to sessions should enter and exit oral session rooms between (not during) presentations.
- Poster presenters should remain with their posters for the entire session and be ready to present and respond to questions from spectators who will be making their way around the session.
- In addition to oral and poster presentations, presenters should consider this a professional networking experience by dressing appropriately. For this type of event business casual is required.
additional resources
Posters
- MIT Commkit: How to design and present a scientific poster.
- Designing Effective Posters (by Fred Stoss, subject librarian, University of Buffalo)
- Designing Conference Posters (includes a variety of templates for download, by Colin Purrington)
- Humanities Poster Tips (from New York University)
- Creating Effective Poster Presentations (by George Hess, Kathryn Tosney, & Leon Liegel, North Carolina State University)
- Creating and Presenting a Dynamic Poster Presentation (ppt download) and accompanying video (NIH Videocasting and Podcasting)
- Humanities Commons (go to this website and put the word "posters" in the search box to see examples of humanities posters)
Oral Presentations
- WVU Specific PowerPoint Template (page down to PowerPoint Templates)
- MIT Commkit: How to design and give an oral presentation
- TEDx Speaker Guide (for oral presentations, you might want to follow the same conventions used for TED talks)
- Giving Science Talks (by Colin Purrington)
- Using PowerPoint Effectively in a Presentation (Hamilton College)
- How to Convert Your Paper into a Presentation (Duke University)
- WVU SpeakWrite (provides resources on how to write in science, math, social science, humanities, and other disciplines, as well as, proofreading tips and reading research papers).
Writing
- MIT Commkit: How to write a scientific paper.
- Comparing and Contrasting in Writing (If your writing task involves comparing and contrasting Theory X and Theory Y, take a look at this short video to help you decide how to organize the comparison.)
- Proofreading (link to Scribendi & How proof reading can drastically improve your writing)
- How to Write an Effective email (NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education)
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Keeping a Lab Notebook (NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education)
Other Resources
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NIH Office of Intramural Resources for Undergraduates (other resources)
- Reading a Scientific Article slides (NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education)
- Your First Scientific Meeting: Making the Most of Attending slides (NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education)
- Registry of Undergraduate Researchers (Hosted by the Council on Undergraduate Research. Facilitates matchmaking between undergraduates with research experience and graduate schools seeking students prepared for research. Registration is free for undergraduates.)
