Use PowerPoint to make your poster on a single blank slide Set size: Design Slide –> Size –> Custom Width = 4ft (48 inches), Height = 3ft (36 inches)
Design your poster to focus the viewer’s attention Decide on layout, begin adding SmartArt and Tables, and make color and design choices:
Home –> Layout
Insert –> SmartArt / Tables / Pictures / Charts
Design –> choose from among a variety of design options
Use Text Strategically
Title the poster and include the author’s names
Clearly label the sections
Limit your use of text to bite-sized chunks, essential points, or key takeaways
Use Visuals Strategically
Consider designing charts and maps or using images to illustrate ideas, draw comparisons, and show connections
ADD AUDIO TO AN ONLINE POSTER
Tips for when you record your presentation:
Keep your presentation concise We recommend keeping your presentation to around 3 minutes long. Shorter presentations online keep viewers engaged and minimize the chance of outside distractions.
Practice your presentation and using Zoom or PowerPoint before recording Similar to when giving an in-person presentation, practicing beforehand is important to sound comfortable with your presentation material. Practice recording test audio with Zoom or PowerPoint to familiarize yourself with the recording controls and how the presentation will appear after you finish recording.
Turn off distractions Silence phone and laptop notifications.
Find a quiet place to record
Using Zoom to Record Audio
Zoom can be used to record a voice-over narration of your poster and is available to all students. Instructions on how to use Zoom to add audio to your presentation is available below. For further Zoom instructions, visit the website for the Center for Teaching & Learning.
1. Open your presentation and set it up for viewing
2. Sign into your Baruch account at baruch.zoom.us
3. Click Host a Meeting
We recommend choosing to record with Screen Share Only or With Video On. Using Screen Share Only will turn off the camera and show only the presentation during recording. By selecting With Video On, the presenter will be recorded and shown on screen.
4. Click the Share Screen button
5. In the window that pops up, select the screen that shows your presentation
6. In the Zoom controls click More on the right side, then select Record on this Computer or Record to the Cloud
7. Record your presentation
8. When finished, click on More and Stop Recording
9. End Meeting
Depending on whether you chose to Record on this Computer or Record to the Cloud, your recorded presentation will appear differently. If you chose Record on this Computer, a file will be downloaded to your computer after ending the meeting. If you chose to Record to the Cloud, you will receive a link to your presentation to the email associated with the account.
Using Microsoft PowerPoint to Record Audio
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 and later versions include the ability to record a voice-over narration on a slideshow by selecting the Record Slide Show option. Instructions are available the Microsoft website.
MAKE USE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Ask your faculty mentor and peers for feedback.
Our website’s Model Poster pagegives examples of posters from your discipline and what made them work.
For more information go to the Newman Library’s recommended resources for creating effective conference posters.
