Poster and Presentation Resources
Academic Poster Presentations
- General Presentation Advice: (presenting academic research, communicating to a lay audience)
- Presenting with PowerPoint
- Academic Poster Design Advice
- Poster Design Software
- UNC Computer Labs with Design Software
- Poster Templates
- Poster Examples
- Printing Resources
General Presentation Advice: (presenting academic research, communicating to a lay audience)
- Effective Presentations for Chemists and Other Scientists (Lab Manager Magazine)
- Preparing Effective Oral Presentations (University of Kansas)
- Informative Speaking (Colorado State)
- Dos & don'ts of giving a good 15 minute talk (Australian University)
- The Art of Communicating Effectively
- Impromptu Talks: Addressing a nonscientific audience (NC State)
- Ten Secrets to Giving a Good Scientific Talk
- Oral Presentations (Rice University)
- Dazzle 'em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation (Ohio State)
- How to Give a Bad Talk- Oral Presentation Advice (UC Berkeley)
- How NOT To Give a Scientific Talk (York University)
- Dealing with Presentation Disasters
Presenting with PowerPoint:
- Oral Presentations and Writing for PowerPoint (George Mason University)
- Advice for Preparing and Delivering Research Slide Shows (Swarthmore)
- Learning from Bill Gates & Steve Jobs (Presentation Zen)
- Life After Death by PowerPoint (Funny video clip: How NOT to do PowerPoint)
- 14 Tips for Better Presentation Slides (Viget Labs)
- PowerPoint Is Evil (Edward Tufte in Wired Magazine)
- PowerPoint Does Rocket Science--and Better Techniques for Technical Reports (Edward Tufte)
Academic Poster Design Advice:
- Creating Effective Poster Presentations: An Effective Poster- excellent overall (NC State)
- Poster Design: Tips and Resources- some advice on poster design for the humanities (Stanford University)
- The Basics of Poster Design- useful for all disciplines
- Advice on designing scientific posters- excellent tips and examples (Swarthmore College)
- How to Make a Great Poster- practical advice (American Society of Plant Biologists)
- Designing Effective Posters- online tutorial (Kansas University)
- Preparing Professional Scientific Posters- planning and construction (University of Minnesota)
- Effective Poster Design (University of Guelph)
- Create a poster that graphically communicates your message (University of Guelph)
- Poster Production Show (Dartmouth College)
Designing Posters for Specific Disciplines
- Neuroscience Poster Design
- Developing Poster Presentations in the Social Sciences (George Mason University)
- Poster Presentations in the Natural Sciences (George Mason University)
Poster Design Information from UNC Sources:
- CPC poster creation (Carolina Population Center)
- Designing Effective Posters (Health Sciences Library)
- Elliott Moreton, UNC-Chapel Hill Posters
- Creating Wall Posters (UNC-CH Computer Science)
- Creating an Effective Poster Presentation for Graduate Students (Center for Teaching & Learning)
Poster Design Software
- Using PowerPoint to design posters
- Advice on Designing Scientific Posters (Microsoft PowerPoint)
- Designing Effective Posters Using PowerPoint (UNC-Health Sciences Library)
- Creating a Poster in PowerPoint (University of Washington)
- Creating a Poster Using PowerPoint (Penn State)
- Creating a Large Format Posters using PowerPoint (Wake Forest University)
- PowerPoint XP (2002)
for academic posters (University of Bristol)
- Using InDesign or Illustrator to design posters
- Designing Effective Posters Using InDesign (UNC-Health Sciences Library)
- Designing a Poster with Adobe Illustrator (Whitman College)
- Creating a Poster Using Adobe Illustrator (Penn State)
UNC Computer Labs with Design Software:
- List of all ITS campus computer labs
- Health Sciences Library Media Design Studios
- House Library Design Lab
- University Libraries Media Resources Center
- School of Journalism Park Multimedia Lab
- School of Dentistry Center for Educational Development and Informatics
Poster Templates:
- Google template search
- Poster Example Files (UC Davis)
- PowerPoint Poster Templates (Wake Forest University)
- PowerPoint Poster Templates (Penn State)
- PowerPoint Poster Templates (Rice University)
- PowerPoint Poster Template (Virginia Tech)
Poster Examples:
- Poster Examples (NC State)
- Poster Sessions Flickr group (Colin Purrington, Swarthmore College)
- SURP Poster Awards 2004
- SURP Poster Awards 2005
- Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium
- Poster Gallery - PhD Posters
Printing Resources:
- Kinkos
- PhD Posters (UNC on-campus pick up)
- Lab Poster Service (located in Chapel Hill, NC)
- FedEx Office Print & Ship Center
- MegaPrint- PosterSession.com
- MakeSigns
- At UNC-Chapel Hill
Resources last updated (11/1/2011)