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Topic 4.11 of Writing Up Research

Preparing Presentations and Posters

Research results are communicated in two formats beyond the written paper: a conference talk (10–15 minutes with slides) and a research poster (A0 landscape, displayed at a conference session). Both require different design thinking than a written report.

~25 min total·4 quadrants of structured content

By the end of this topic, you will

Structure a 12-minute conference talk across its sections and allocate time to each section correctly
Apply the one-idea-per-slide rule to convert a dense methods section into a sequence of clear slides
Design a research poster that can be read in 90 seconds and still communicate the core result
Prepare for Q&A by anticipating the three most likely questions and practising graceful responses to questions outside the study's scope

Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial

Video lectures and walkthroughs

Quadrant 2 · e-Content

Articles and case studies

research-methodology

Preparing Presentations and Posters

A conference talk is not a paper read aloud, and a research poster is not a paper printed large. Both require translating your research into a format designed for a different kind of attention — shorter, more visual, and competing with everything else in the room.

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Quadrant 3 · Web Resources

Downloadable material and curated external links

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Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment

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