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Information for Presenters
An empirical presentation is one where you present the results of a project in which you collected actual data. A non-empirical presentation is one where you are not presenting any original data, but you are reviewing and integrating previous studies that have been reported in the literature. Applied learning presentations give you the opportunity to tell others about an internship, a practicum, a volunteer position, a paid position, etc. that you have undertaken.
Poster Sessions
The area for your poster is 42 inches (tall) x 3 feet (wide). A good rule of thumb is that a person should be able to read the poster from a distance of 2 yards. The convention will supply thumb tacks, tape, and other stuff, but it’s a good idea to bring your own. Lay out your poster and have friends and/or faculty review it for readability, clarity of message, and attractiveness. The message can be somewhat more complicated than an oral presentation but it still should be to the point. In general, im¬portant points are in larger type and are more centrally located than unimportant points. The poster does not have to be a comprehensive description of your study. It is highly recommended that you have a handout that summarizes your poster. Some presenters’ handout is a full-fledged APA-style paper, others have a supplementary non-APA style handout that gives a bit more detail than the poster, and others summarize the information on the poster in a smaller format. Be sure to include your name and ad¬dress on any handout in case someone wants to call you about your research. If you run out of handouts, take names and offer to mail them a copy of the handout. The session itself. The purpose of a poster session is to encourage one-on-one discussions of your work. You should hang around your poster with your name tag clearly visible. There may be some people who want to ask you about your poster.
Oral Presentations
Each room will have a digital projector, and computer with PowerPoint. A moderator will be present to help you get set up for your presentation, to introduce you, and to monitor your time. Practice your presentation so that you will not get cut off abruptly before you have a chance to finish making your main points. Presentations are limited to 12 minutes.Oral communication cannot contain a lot of information because the listener is quickly overloaded. It is OK to be repetitive, especially to repeat the important points. It is important to supplement your presentation with visual aids, because this reduces the amount of information to be processed. It is important to look at the audience to make sure you haven’t lost them. Remember that an oral presentation cannot be a comprehensive review of previous research, of your data, of your wonderful department, or of yourself, because the listeners cannot keep up, don’t consider it germane, or just don’t care. So don’t try to read long lists of citations, long lists of statistics, or long descriptions of methodological details. Make your point and sit down.
Everyone is nervous, so you’re not alone. Practice helps reduce your anxiety levels. Realize that in a room of 30 listeners, only a handful will consider asking questions, and perhaps one question in a session of 5 or 6 papers will be a toughie. The students who should really worry about questions are graduate students.
Applied Learning Presentations
Applied learning presentations give you the opportunity to tell others about an internship, a practicum, a volunteer position, a paid position, etc. that you have undertaken.Each room will have a digital projector, and computer with PowerPoint. A moderator will be present to help you get set up for your presentation, to introduce you, and to monitor your time. Practice your presentation so that you will not get cut off abruptly before you have a chance to finish making your main points. Presentations are limited to 12 minutes.
