Poster and Presentation Resources
Academic Poster Presentations
Poster Design Advice:
- Creating Effective Poster Presentations :: An Effective Poster (excellent overall)
- Poster Design: Tips and Resources: (Some advice on poster design for the humanities)
- The Basics of Poster Design (useful for all disciplines)
- How to Make a Great Poster (good, practical advice)
- Designing Effective Posters (online tutorial)
- Advice on designing scientific posters
- Preparing Professional Scientific Posters (planning and construction)
- Effective Poster Design
- How to create a poster that graphically communicates your message
Poster Design Software
- Using PowerPoint
- Using InDesign or Illustrator
UNC Computer Labs with Design Software:
- List of all ITS campus computer labs
- Health Sciences Library Media Design Studios
- House Library Multimedia Collaboratory
- University Libraries Media Resources Center
- School of Education Computer Lab
- School of Journalism Park Multimedia Lab
- School of Dentistry Center for Educational Development and Informatics
Poster Design Information from UNC Sources:
- CPC poster presentation - UNC Carolina Population Center
- Health Sciences Library Designing Effective Posters
- School of Nursing CITES Poster Development
- Elliott Moreton, UNC-Chapel Hill Posters

- Creating Wall Posters (UNC-CH Computer Science)
- Creating an Effective Poster Presentation (Center for Teaching & Learning)

Poster Templates:
Poster Examples:
- UNC School of Nursing CITES Poster Examples
- SURP Poster Awards 2004
- SURP Poster Awards 2005
- Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium
- Poster Gallery - PhD Posters
Printing Resources:
- Kinkos
- UNC Printing Services
- Health Sciences Library Media Design Studios
- School of Dentistry Center for Educational Development and Informatics
General Presentation Advice: (presenting academic research, communicating to a lay audience)
- Preparing Effective Oral Presentations
- Academic Public Speaking in the Humanities

- Informative Speaking
- Some dos and don'ts of giving a good 15 minute talk
- The Art of Communicating Effectively
- Scientifically Speaking...
- Impromptu Talks: Addressing a nonscientific audience
- Ten Secrets to Giving a Good Scientific Talk
- RiceOWL -Oral Presentations
- Dazzle 'em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation
- How to Give a Bad Talk- Oral Presentation Advice
- How NOT To Give a Scientific Talk
- Dealing with Presentation Disasters
Resources verified (01/18/08)
