Date: 2/21/18
Topic: Are You Conference Ready?
Announcements
*Application deadline for presenters at upcoming research expo: March 30th!
Upcoming Events
- Social stress relievers: UCF Cares Ball Pit 3/27, UCF Cares Color Your Stress Away 4/28
- Workshops: Power of “Hidden Biases” tomorrow at 1:30pm, Mindful Mondays w/ CAPS
Presenter- Matt Kramer:
What to include/not include on a poster?
Matt: should be able to read poster board from a few feet away, don’t need to put every single thing on it.
- Main takeaway in every paragraph
- Introduction: include condensed version/purpose of current study/procedure/measures
How do you make your rhetoric balanced enough so anyone can understand it?
Matt: ask if the person standing there has any questions about your poster (helps gage audience)
*Pro tip: never show your whole hand on your poster, have something interesting/supplemental to talk about that’s not on it!
How do you develop graphs?
Matt: I use excel files (for different graphs to adjust them accordingly)
*Pro tip: Think about using graphs, as well as text, for the results! (more eye catching and easier to follow)
Don’t be afraid to reference and look at your poster if someone’s asking a question about it or wants you to walk them through it!
Are there different variations of a poster setup?
Matt: conferences have different preferences (ex. could be portrait or landscape) or may give you a choice of style, do whatever will make the data and presentation look better
- Cite a couple things, doesn’t have to be the same font as the rest of the poster (are not always required, again conference may have preferences)
- Discussion of citations/references will most likely be involving the introduction and methods (scales)
Experiences with people approaching your poster?
Matt: First conference in Minnesota, very student-centric conference with many of them asking the questions. Conference in Vienna had a mix of people asking questions, but had limited time to talk so didn’t have the chance to really socialize with them. As far as networking, some people make their own pamphlets or have business cards in order to do so. Many people are there to help, not so much recruit for schools or jobs.
*Pro tip: Walk through the rooms at the conference, skim titles of other research posters and see what interests you! (what appeals to you) This is a good way to go out and network!
How did you get the opportunity to present in Vienna?
Matt: The key is to 1. Look up conferences with your interests (places you might like to go) 2. Ask advisor about presenting at a conference, can give insights
Reference to poster: (did fake walk through for an example)
Psychopathy (primary: callous, lacks empathy & secondary: impulsive, thrill seeker)
- Secondary has been linked to alcoholism, not a lot linking primary as well though
PBS: behaviors that have been shown to reduce alcohol-related consequences (harm reduction)
Alcohol Pathology: how much a person drinks, what problems they have with drinking (tend to drink more)
How do you handle a question that you don’t have an answer to?
Matt: Example: “Honestly that’s a good question that we hadn’t considered, but we will definitely consider it in the future”… (can network by exchanging contact info to look into the question)
- Redirect the conversation if possible too
Broke down a paper into a poster presentation
- Ex. Taking 2-3 sentences from intro paragraph only, not a big chunk