Sorry, I've only been able to lurk this morning.

I've given only one poster presentation but really enjoyed it - I was at a V&A conference talking about an oral history approach to talking to researchers about their 'searching' and research and had sound clips and head phones for people to listen to.

The sound on my netbook wasn't quite high enough but people liked hearing my interviewees talk rather than just me telling them what they said. It was quite an intense experience compared to giving a standard talk in front of people because it is more like several conversations with people who have chosen to come and talk to you - and they don't necessarily just leave when you think you have finished answering their questions!  I had some great feedback and more importantly, good chats with people that could further the work itself.

Not all organisers of poster sessions actually have a way for you to put a poster up by the way - so think through even the basics of blu-tac etc!

Amy



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Also, in the same way as with presentations I would take notice of what worked and what didn't when viewing posters. You could also ask the presenter how they did something you particularly like, such as where they sourced their graphics. Presenters won't mind and may even be flattered!

Claire

On 09/09/2015 10:52, Claire Sewell wrote:
> Let's move the conversation along from presenting papers to presenting 
> posters.
>
> Poster presentations at conferences can provide a safe and easy route 
> into presenting, especially if you get nervous when speaking in front 
> of an audience.
>
> In my experience a lot of potential presenters get scared when you 
> mention posters as they have little or no experience of them at 
> conferences. However it is a growing trend at library conferences and 
> one that always seems to attract positive feedback from attendees.
>
> I've put together a Pinterest board of resources on poster 
> presentations which can be found here:
> https://www.pinterest.com/clairesewelllib/creating-and-presenting-conf
> erence-posters/
>
>
> Does anyone have any further tips or experiences that they would like 
> to add?

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