17.04.2023
Poster Presentation Workshop
Get impressions of our latest poster presentation workshop..
Between March and April 2023 the IGIM doctorate candidates could attend a "Poster Presentation" workshop held by Dr. Jo Richers, an expert in design and communication of science with a background in Chemistry.
The workshop took place over three different meetings during which students had the opportunity to dive deeper into the design world and acquired notions about how to build a scientific poster which could be meaningful and effective in communicating their work. The instructor created a very interactive and stimulating environment, where students could explore their ideas and receive insightful feedback from other attendants. The final aim of the workshop was to design and present a poster, which was facilitated by the dedicated Zoom meeting in which Jo helped personally each of the students in improving their work.
Finally, useful advice on how to behave during a posting session was provided.
The theoretical work was transferred into a poster session simulation, where students could present their poster and receive feedback from each other. At the end of the day, a very constructive and enthusiastic session enabled everyone to improve their presentation style.
Personally, I would recommend this workshop to all PhD candidates. In fact, effective and catchy communication of your work is as important as your research work. I now feel much more confident about how to communicate my ideas and how to interact with those attending my poster. This will greatly alleviate the mental work at my first conference, and I am sure I will approach it with much more confidence and excitement.
Martina Bianchi