Presenter's Resources

There are many different ways of creating a PowerPoint. Your presentation should:

• Don't be text-heavy
• Rehearse your presentation
• Stay on topic
• Follow an outline
• Avoid reading from a script
• Engage the audience through body language, eye contact, slides, stories, questions, or handouts
• Speak clearly
• Wear appropriate attire

Resources you should use:

• SLCC’s Presentation Skills Lab
• Ten Simple Rules for Making Good Oral Presentations
• TED Presenter’s Manual
• TED’s Secret to Great Public Speaking

There are many different ways of creating a poster. Your poster should:

• Be 36 inches high by 48 inches wide.
• Follow APA Format and References Guidelines
• While there is variation among disciplines, typically, posters contain the following sections:
  1. Title
  2. Abstract (optional)
  3. Introduction
  4. List of objectives (optional)
  5. Methodology (or materials and methods)
  6. Results
  7. Conclusion and/or discussion
  8. References
• Use straightforward and to-the-point language, keeping each section under 500 words
• Text should be readable from four feet away (font size 32-36)
• Use columns to format poster layout
• Include relevant visuals that are high-quality resolution (at least 300 dpi) when printed
• Other Resources:
  • Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation
  • NYU: How to create a research poster
  • U of U: How-to guide on research posters and poster sessions
  • Feel free to download and use this 48 x 36 poster template

For Fall 2026 UP3RC, faculty should submit posters to Printing Services in groups by a designated print person. Amanda Rubino must be CC on all these emails. If you are presenting with a class, your professor will either submit posters for the class, or there's a designated person for the department. Students should not submit posters to Print Services individually. Deadline for printing is Nov 18, 2026.