Practice your presentation at the Hardin Valley Campus Library's Recording Room (ER 230). This room is reservable for two hours per day and comes with equipment where you can record yourself delivering a poster, speech, or some other presentation.
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Tips for presenting your research poster:
Practice and prepare. Practice in front of a mirror. Take a video or audio recording of yourself. Rehearse the presentation in your head. Don’t strive for perfection, though: too much rehearsal may make you sound stiff.
Pay attention to your inflections, including which words and syllables you emphasize. This will affect the audience's interpretation and understanding.
Plan how to stand, gesture, and move. Practice walking around – moving toward the audience and back toward the poster. Face the audience at all times, and look around the room at individual audience members. Be careful not to walk or pace too much.
Wear comfortable professional clothing and comfortable shoes.
Be early. If you are running late, you will be nervous and have less time to prepare.
Take 10-15 minutes before the presentation to relax, do some deep breathing, and keep your mind off of the presentation for a bit.
Be confident! Be passionate! Be energetic! Don’t expect to be perfect, but if you have practiced and you are confident, it will show.
