Seminar: OLT.26.07.03 Creating and presenting scientific posters 28/29.07.26 - Details

Seminar: OLT.26.07.03 Creating and presenting scientific posters 28/29.07.26 - Details

General information

Course name Seminar: OLT.26.07.03 Creating and presenting scientific posters 28/29.07.26
Subtitle Dr. Melanie Conrad
Course number OLT.26.07.03
Semester SoSe2026
Current number of participants 24
expected number of participants 12
Home institute Graduate School Science, Medicine and Technology (Oltech)
Courses type Seminar in category Teaching
Next date Tuesday, 28.07.26, 09:00 - 16:30 o'clock
Type/Form Workshop held in presence
Pre-requisites Participant requirements
Participants should bring a 250-300 word abstract on their own work
A paper from their field (no reviews please).
Lehrsprache englisch
ECTS points 1

Rooms and times

No room

  • Tuesday, 28.07.26, 09:00 - 16:30 o'clock
  • Wednesday, 29.07.26, 09:00 - 16:30 o'clock

Module assignments

Comment/Description

Lecturer: Dr. Melanie Conrad
Whether networking at a conference, presenting a poster or delivering a talk, being able to communicate clearly and confidently is a necessity for researchers. With a few fundamental strategies, presentation
of complex data can be made simple, interesting and relevant. This workshop concentrates on creating an audience tailored poster, from structure and storyline, to figure and poster design. Additionally, voice and body language exercises will provide participants with the skills to present confidently.

Intended learning outcomes
At the end of the workshop participants will: - learn how to build an interesting story from their data - understand the fundamentals of professional poster design - discover strategies for managing stage fright - gain confidence in presenting through body language training - improve their communication skills using voice exercises

Methods
Trainer-input and lecture coupled with practical exercises and group work.
All students will be recorded giving a short poster presentation which will be made available at end of the workshop.

Participants should:
Bring a poster on their research in Powerpoint or PDF format.
Be prepared to present their poster.

Registration mode

After enrolment, participants will manually be selected.

Potential participants are given additional information before enroling to the course.

The enrolment is binding, participants cannot unsubscribe themselves.