Making the 'Moster' of Your Poster
Stacey Tannenbaum, PhD, FISoP
Senior Director, Pharmacometrics US Clinical Pharmacology and Exploratory
Development, Astellas Pharma, Northbrook, IL
September 9, 2020
12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Register for free at https://www.rosaandco.com/webinars
An excerpt from a nightmare: I walk into a giant hotel ballroom, with the air
conditioning either off or at subzero temperatures. Before me stretches row
after (endless) row of dense text in small font, lengthy tables, detailed
equations, technobabble, and busy graphs, which I am expected to fully absorb
while being constantly bumped into and distracted by the buzz of 300
conversations. Students in crisp suits stand in front of their posters,
tentatively smiling in desperate hope that I will stop by and listen to their
15 minute detailed walk through. But I still have to eat lunch and visit a few
exhibitors and network during this limited time. And the coffee urn is down to
the dregs, and they are out of Splenda! NOOOO!
It's no wonder that poster sessions are something I generally dread! But I also
know poster sessions can provide exciting science, innovative ideas,
collaboration opportunities, productive conversations, and a fantastic
opportunity to learn and engage. In this webinar, I will share tips on
preparing, perfecting, presenting, and pitching a perfect poster. Guidelines on
how to streamline your poster content and crisply focus the messaging will be
presented, along with good layout and graphics principles that will make your
poster stand out in the crowd. We will discuss how to manage the various types
of poster visitors (like "The Browser," "The Lurker," and "The Never Ending
Questioner") so you maximize your exposure and focus on the best collaboration
opportunities. And in today's environment where virtual or "e-poster"
presentations will become more common, we will learn how to prepare a succinct
but high impact summary presentation using good scientific communication
practices.
Please help me turn my poster session nightmare into a dream by joining me for
this webinar, and share your own stories, tips, tricks, and strategies for
making the 'moster' ... of your poster!