Physical aspects of poster presentations (GM1 comms)

May 17, 2025
11 mins

Episode Description

If you're studying on the University of Cambridge's Multidisciplinary Design course, this episode is for you.

The episode focuses on the (quite radical) implications of 

  • the context of poster display
  • spectators' behaviour
  • aspects of inclusive practice.

These considerations will help you to optimise the communicative effectiveness of your poster presentation.

Contents

  • 00:00 Key issues
  • 03:29 Allocation of space on the poster
  • 04:43 Non-linear sequencing
  • 07:40 Inclusiveness

Credit: The music, from Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, is courtesy of the US Marine Band. 

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