Health Promotions Education Poster Presentation Assignment
Overview
Design an oral poster presentation about a Health Promotions Topic chosen from Healthy People 2023. This will include 5 minute oral overview to those at the presentation to other students, faculty, staff, administrators.
Objectives
To adapt your research to a different audience, purpose, context, media, genre) and synthesize your research findings into a cohesive presentation.
To gain experience presenting scholarly material to a audience
To develop and practice writing, editing, and design skills.
To learn how to modulate information to various audiences.
To encourage the exchange of ideas in a setting used in professional conferences and meetings.
Background
Poster presentations are often used at professional conferences and meetings as a way for scholars to share information and showcase their research. This format works well to present health education material to the public as well as colleagues. Unlike a slide show or verbal presentation, a poster session allows the audience to study another researcher’s project in greater depth, often discussing it with the presenter one on one. It also provides an engaging, interactive alternative to oral readings of papers. Collectively, your poster presentations will help to educate students, faculty, staff, and administrators about an identified area of Health Promotion.
Preparing an Oral Poster Presentation
There are three aspects to consider when preparing for the poster presentation: (1) poster content, (2) poster layout, design, and logistics, and (3) the oral poster presentation.
Poster Content
To spark conversation about your project, your poster must include:
Your project title
Your name and program
All parts of the format, including introduction/background, relevant content, methods, results, and significance – to you, to the field, or to other specific groups
Your poster also might include:
Pictures, graphs, images, or digital content
An explanation of your interest in the question
A statement of how the work relates to your major/interests/goals
Next steps or ideas for future research
Acknowledgements of people, organizations, or groups that helped you
An effective poster should:
Tell a story
Meet the goals and purposes you have
Initiate discussion
Command attention
Stand alone
Convey the amount of work put into the project
Poster Design, Layout, and Logistics
For the showcase, design a tri-fold poster. Think of the poster as three panels but also as a single unit (the same way you might think of the inside of a brochure). Posters are most effective when they mix visuals and text, include plenty of white space, and guide the reader through the material with a logical organization. Here are some tips for planning your poster:
Brainstorm what content you want to include in your presentation: What could be presented visually? In writing? Orally?
Sketch out your poster on a regular piece of paper. You don’t need to include all the text and visuals; instead, draw and label blocks to represent chunks of information. Experiment with different orientations for your poster. You’ll fine-tune the visual design later.
When you have a general layout you like, start working on the detailed content. Draft your text and create your visuals. Give yourself time to revise and edit.
Test the visual layout of your content. Spread out your text chunks and visuals on the floor. Can you read the text from a standing position or does it need to be larger? Ask a friend or roommate if the organization makes sense to them. Have them talk through how they read the materials. Ask them what questions they have, and try to answer their questions.
How to Prepare your Poster Presentation
Choose a clear organizational method.
Clearly identify and label each section. Provide a concise summary of the most important points or findings. Don’t try to explain everything.
Determine what information, pictures, graphs, and so on you will use to illustrate your points.
Lay out your poster to capture and keep the audience’s interest.
Prepare an outline including your major points. Make notecards if necessary.
Guidelines to Enhance Poster and Poster Session Experience
Type or print words and/or images on the poster; do not draw them by hand.
Make your poster visually appealing by being simple, yet bold; leaving plenty of white space between sections and images; enlarging tables, graphs, or photos to show pertinent details clearly; and using color to add emphasis and clarity, but choosing colors carefully.
Place the title prominently on the poster.
Make text and captions large enough to read at a distance (while walking by and from a distance).
Display self-explanatory materials, freeing you for discussion.
Have several different people review your poster prior to printing.
Leave enough time for printing and affixing materials to your poster.
Consider how your poster will be displayed at the event. Does the poster stand up on its own? Will you need an easel? How will you transport the poster?
Oral Presentation
Prepare a 5 minute oral overview to present to people who visit your poster. This should include descriptions and why is it important? This oral aspect should be well-rehearsed and you should be able to be alter it depending on who stops by your poster. For someone with little or no knowledge on the subject, you might need to include background information or use lay terms rather than technical terms, but for an expert in the field, you would need to modulate this talk to perhaps include less background information and to make use of technical terms to demonstrate your knowledge of the field. Remember that you did the research and you are the expert in your own project. Be confident, dress sharply, act professionally, and enjoy the poster session experience!
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Evaluation
See attached rubric for the evaluation criteria.
Poster Session Rubric Worth 40 points
CATEGORY
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4
3
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Coverage of the Topic
10 points
Details on the poster capture the important information about the topic and increase the audience’s understanding.
10
Details on the poster include important information but the audience may need more information to understand fully.
8
Details on the poster relate to the topic but are too general or incomplete. The audience needs more information to understand.
6
Details on the poster have little or nothing to do with main topic.
4
Use of
Graphics
5 points
All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand.
All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand.
All graphics relate to the topic.
Graphics do not relate to the topic.
Organization
5 points
Information is very organized with clear titles and subheadings.
Information is organized with titles and subheadings.
Information is organized, but titles and subheadings are missing or do not help the reader understand.
The information appears to be disorganized.
Layout and Design
5 points
All information on the poster is in focus and can be easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away.
Most of the information on the poster is in focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away.
Most of the information on the poster is in focus and the content is easily viewed and identified from 4 ft. away.
Much of the information on the poster is unclear or too small.
Sources
5 points
All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented.
All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but there are a few errors in the format.
All sources (information and graphics) are documented, but the information is incomplete or many are not in the desired format.
Some sources are not accurately documented.
Mechanics
5 points
No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors
A few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Oral Presentation
5 points
The oral presentation was the appropriate length. It did not seem hurried or too slow. The presenter spoke clearly and distinctly and established eye contact with the audience.
The oral presentation was the appropriate length but seemed slightly hurried or too slow. The presenter spoke clearly most of the time and established eye contact with the audience.
The oral presentation was the appropriate length but seemed very hurried or too slow. The presenter spoke clearly and distinctly only some of the time and/or established little eye contact with the audience.
The oral presentation was too long or too short. The presenter did not speak clearly most of the time and
established little eye contact with the audience.
