In order to effectively share our research findings with others, we must be able to deliver presentations clearly and impactfully. These resources include tips about oral and visual communication as well as visual design principles that will help engage and inform your audience. 

Materials designed by Christopher Basgier, Katharine H. Brown, Amy Cicchino, Carly Cummings, Megan Haskins, Layli Miron, Annie Small, Heather Stuart, and Parker Wade 

This brief handout outlines elements of oral communication 

• Elements of Oral Communication Handout Word Document 

• Elements of Oral Communication Handout PDF 

Once you have a draft of your oral presentation, this peer review worksheet can help you self-assess or get feedback 

• Oral Communication Peer Review Word Document

• Oral Communication Peer Review PDF 

This handout will help you decide the best way to visually represent your data 

• Determining How to Visually Represent Data Handout Word Document 

• Determining How to Visually Represent Data Handout PDF 

This handout introduces you to four principles for visual design: contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity 

• Design Principles Word Document 

• Design Principles PDF 

This worksheet is meant to help you put together a presentation. It has been designed for students in aerospace engineering 

• Designing Presentations in Aerospace Engineering Worksheet Word Document 

• Designing Presentations in Aerospace Engineering Worksheet PDF 

This handout will introduce you to scientific posters and analyze example posters

• Designing Scientific Posters Word Document

• Designing Scientific Posters PDF

This worksheet will help you self-assess a draft of your scientific poster or gather feedback from a peer

• Scientific Poster Assessment Word Document

• Scientific Poster Assessment PDF

This worksheet is designed to help you articulate how you “see” visible materials and what you expect students to do with visible materials in your courses 

• How Do You See? Analyzing Visible Materials Worksheet Word Document 

• How Do You See? Analyzing Visible Materials Worksheet PDF 

Scientific posters communicate research in a visually engaging way and can be paired with an oral presentation or audience discussion. Posters can be designed for other experts in your field or for interdisciplinary or general audiences who are outside of your field. In either case, it’s important to critically consider your audience, purpose, content, and layout. Use the resources below to plan, draft, and assess your scientific poster.

Materials designed by Katharine H. Brown, Amy Cicchino, and Carly Cummings

This handout will introduce you to scientific posters and analyze example posters

• Designing Scientific Posters Word Document

• Designing Scientific Posters PDF

This worksheet will help you self-assess a draft of your scientific poster or gather feedback from a peer

• Scientific Poster Assessment Word Document

• Scientific Poster Assessment PDF