Creating a Scientific Poster
Posters are specific type of presentation which is usually designed to be eye-catching and informative. A few weeks ago in my communication class we were asked to design a scientific poster on the topic we chose, mine was overfishing. A scientific poster or a research poster is used widely in the academic community with its main purpose being communication and networking. It is a visual or graphic abstract that summarizes your research and draws attention to it through the use of visual aids. In networking, the poster would attract people's attention and would help with conversation starters rather than you explaining everything you know. The scientific poster however is not a place to put up random photos, nor is it a place all your research findings and technical lingo. The poster on the other hand should have a finite amount of pictures or photographs aligned in a specific style and key points of your findings portrayed in a way that the general public or a person without