title: Creating effective poster presentations: AMEE Guide no. 40.
abstract: Poster presentations have become an important part of professional meetings and are recognized as valuable tools for teaching and assessment. An effective poster is a visual communication tool that will help you engage colleagues in conversation, convey your main point to large numbers of people, and advertise your work. An effective poster is a highly condensed version of a research paper constructed primarily of visual displays of data with just enough supporting text to provide context, interpretation, and conclusions. A new AMEE Guide, 'Creating Effective Poster Presentations', provides guidance and is illustrated with annotated examples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry & Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695-8008, USA. george_hess@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: Kathryn W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Tosney
authors.forename: Leon H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Liegel
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D005060:Europe; D006126:Group Processes; D033181:Information Dissemination