What are the advantages of presenting a poster session, displayed for two hours a day for three days at a well-attended conference, instead of a 15-minute verbal presentation with a 5-minute question period, at a breakout session? (Select all that apply.)
a. For authors who suffer presentation anxiety, a poster presentation can be much less stressful, since it provides many small conversations instead of a large lecture.
b. A poster session allows the researcher to display more information than a verbal presenter can.
c. A poster presentation provides the opportunity for one-to-one interaction with the viewers.
d. The poster presentation may reach more people than does the verbal presentation.
e. A verbal presentation requires more time to develop than does a poster.
ANS: A, C, D
Research findings are communicated at conferences and meetings through verbal and poster presentations. With presentations, researchers have an opportunity to share their preliminary findings, answer questions about their studies, interact with other interested researchers, and receive immediate feedback on their study. A 15-minute verbal presentation would consist of a 15-slide show (PowerPoint or otherwise). A poster session is a visual presentation of your study, all on one surface, with either three or four columns. Posters usually take from 10 to 20 hours to develop based on the complexity of the study and the experience of the researcher. Novice researchers usually need more than 20 hours to develop a poster. One major advantage of a poster session is the opportunity for one-to-one interaction between the researcher and the viewer. At the end of the poster session, individuals interested in a study will frequently stay to speak to the researcher. A quality poster is easily comprehended in 5 minutes or less.
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