In the third article in their series on presentation skills, Karen Jackson and Lesley Sheldon (on behalf of the RiCH network) provide tips on how to get your message across when producing a poster for a study day or conference

So your abstract has been accepted as a poster presentation. This sounds all well and good initially but what does it really mean? A poster presentation allows for interaction with your audience, usually on a one-to-one basis, or as part of a small group. It is a storyboard of information. Some conferences have a scheduled time allocated for posters to be staffed during which groups of delegates listen to a presentation of the poster. Others expect the presenter to be available during the breaks to answer questions. So how do you come up with the goods?