Preparing your ePoster

We are looking forward to hearing your views on the future of dementia care. You'll find all the information you need to prepare your ePoster here.

If you have any questions, we're here to make your experience as smooth and rewarding as it can be. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Presentation design

  • All ePosters should be a visual presentation of your submitted abstract
  • Presentations should be well thought out and visually appealing, with a balance of text, graphics and neutral space
  • Make your presentation clear and clean; avoid unnecessary clutter and special effects that do not add value
  • The movement (pathway) of the eye through the presentation should be natural (down columns and along rows)
  • Insert photos or graphics, but do not insert too many images or images without a clearly linked explanation to the topic
  • If you are inserting figures or graphs, a short heading and legends are essential

Title

  • The title slide should have the same title as in the submitted abstract and program
  • Include the name of the presenter(s) and the institution or organisation where the work was completed, if applicable

Fonts

  • Use upper and lower case for general content as the use of ALL-CAPITAL text is difficult to read
  • Avoid using a mixture of type/font styles
  • Recommended font size 28pt or larger in a sans serif font such as Tahoma or Arial

Content

  • All presentation should be prepared in English
  • Avoid long sentences and large blocks of text
  • The text should be brief throughout, i.e. any description of methods should be simple and concise
  • The message should be clear and understandable without the requirement of oral explanation
  • Results should be presented as graphically as possible
  • Avoid large tables of data
  • If possible, rely on photographs, drawings and/or graphs.
  • Use the space to attract your audience for discussion, not to present complex details of methods and results
  • Avoid abbreviations, acronyms and jargon

Layout

  • PowerPoint 16:9 landscape format

  • Use single spacing

  • Have enough blank space – too much text without breaks is overwhelming

  • Use margins around the edge of the slides and ensure that there is enough space between columns

  • Use symbols and colour

Adding audio to PowerPoint

  • To add audio to your ePoster navigate to the ‘Insert’ tab in the PowerPoint toolbar, from there click on ‘Audio’ and choose either ‘Audio on my PC’ or ‘Record Audio’

  • If you have already recorded your audio, browse to your file and click insert

  • Do not drag your file from your browser window onto the slide

  • If you want to record directly into the slide, choose the ’Record Audio’ option and it will start recording

  • Most smartphone headphones have a microphone that can also be used.

Adding video to PowerPoint

  • Click here for a concise guide on adding YouTube and local videos into your PowerPoint

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