The average interaction time for a poster presentation is 10-15 minutes. You must use visual short-cuts and plan your verbal presentation carefully to do posters well. The preparation process takes longer than you think, so get started early. Look for illustrations or photos to shorten needed text. They may be reproduced from books or slides via color photocopy.
Text Remember that preparing a poster is very different from preparing a paper.
You will not be enlarging your research paper and wallpapering the display board. Your main objective in preparing text for this presentation is to edit it down to very concise language. Use bullets and numbers to break text visually and aid you in the interactive use of your poster. A suggested title format is 90 pt Helvetica or a sans serif font, use bold as this reads better from a distance. Sub titles should be 72 pt.