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Student Showcase: Poster Presentation Resources

A guide to help you prepare for NCCC's Student Showcase.

Poster Presentation Information

Be sure to check the rubric for Poster Presentations at https://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NCCC-Student-Showcase-Poster-Presentation-Rubric-2019.pdf !

A Poster Presentation is a two-dimensional version of a research paper or oral presentation, displayed on a wall.

  • Do not expect to store any other materials at the poster session site as the location may be open to the public (not secure). Bring all other belongings with you for your assigned poster session and take them away with you when you leave.
  • Funds in the Student Showcase budget allow covering the cost of printing a single poster for a student on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Poster sessions will NOT have tables or access to electricity.
  • Posters may be several small mounted panels of text and images or one large computer-printed sheet of paper. This may include some two-dimensional graphic arts projects.
  • Posters must be no larger than 36 inches high by 48 inches wide.
  • Your poster will be hung on walls, panels, or easels and be on display all day at a location assigned by the Showcase Planning Committee.
  • You will be assigned a specific time frame (about one hour), during which you will stand with your poster to explain the project and answer questions observers may have.

Poster Presentation Books

Poster Presentation Videos

The video Creating a Poster for Student Showcase @ NCCC gives advice specific for the Student Showcase on creating a poster from a PowerPoint slide. A transcript is also available at https://youtu.be/mfV_p-vgL_k .

The video 3 Steps to Make a Public Speaking Performance Amazing gives advice on effective public speaking. A transcript is also available at https://youtu.be/DgJfExjocB8 .

Poster Presentation Links

Find instructions to make the poster:

Niagara County Community College. Henrietta G. Lewis Library. 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd., Sanborn, NY 14132 | 716-614-6786