Preparing Talks and Posters: Effectively Communicating Your Research Findings

Presenting your research findings at scientific meetings is an important way for other people to learn about what you have done. Moreover, it is a great way of increasing your visibility in your field of expertise, as well as building skills and confidence in public speaking and presenting that will be highly valuable for many career paths. It is therefore critical to create oral presentations and posters that are impactful and memorable, as this may help you to find collaborators or future employers. In addition, people who learn about your work at conferences may read and cite your scientific publications, thereby further increasing your impact and standing. An important skill of a successful scientist is therefore to be able to design and deliver impactful oral and poster presentations. In this chapter, we discuss how to design and prepare impactful oral presentations and posters that the audience will find informative and engaging.