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Making academic presentations Academic Communication for Advanced Secondary Schools

Exercise 5�4

1. Explain the different methods of presentation you employed in your presentation.
2. What challenges did you face and how did you address them during the
preparation and presentation?
3. Exemplify how creativity, critical thinking and collaboration helped you in
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preparing and presenting your report.

Using posters, banners and logos for academic purposes

Posters
Posters are visual display materials that
provide precise and visual information. They
are frequently used as visual aids to clearly and
concisely communicate complex information
through key points, pictures, charts, graphs
and research findings. Information in posters
is fostered through the enlargement of contents
to effectively communicate information and
interact with the audience in conferences,
exhibitions, symposiums, or academic
gatherings. The primary function of a poster
presentation is to attract the viewer’s attention
and facilitate discussions about the work being
presented. With well-prepared posters, public
presenters and in our context students can
connect with others interested in the same
topic, participate in meaningful conversations
and get real-time feedback.
In academic setting these are used to present
academic projects, conference presentations, Figure 5�2: A school poster
and research findings. They contain sections
like abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions are often included
in these posters. They are frequently put on display to visually convey research findings
to a large audience at conferences, symposiums, and academic events. The components
of an academic poster will change based on the kind of message the poster is meant to
convey. You might be expected to create posters for research presentations, campaigns,
education, advertising, seminars and more. For instance, a research presentation poster
must include the title of the study, the author and affiliation, the methods employed, the
primary findings, the conclusions, and recommendations in brief. An educational poster
needs to convey a message that is concise, understandable, and simple to recall. There
is no one format for creating posters. However, they all need to have certain essential
components to be visually appealing, readable, informative and easy to remember the
message.

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