uoftpremed Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hey everyone, my application to present my research at a conference has been accepted. on the application i put down "poster/oral" as the presentation type. i wasn't even sure what these meant and had a deadline to meet. so now that the schedule is out, my name has been put in the poster presentation section but i still have the option of doing an oral presentation. help me out here, and please forgive my ignorance... this is the first time i am doing this... should i go for the oral presentation or the poster? how do they differ and what are the advantages/disadvantages? truth be told i am kinda nervous to present in front of large crowds especially when these people are amazing researchers i admire and so distinguished in their field.. but i should probably challenge myself and get used to this if i want to be in med anyways... I would love to hear your thoughts if you have experience with this or advice to offer! thanks so much in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachaso Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hey everyone, my application to present my research at a conference has been accepted. on the application i put down "poster/oral" as the presentation type. i wasn't even sure what these meant and had a deadline to meet. so now that the schedule is out, my name has been put in the poster presentation section but i still have the option of doing an oral presentation. help me out here, and please forgive my ignorance... this is the first time i am doing this... should i go for the oral presentation or the poster? how do they differ and what are the advantages/disadvantages? truth be told i am kinda nervous to present in front of large crowds especially when these people are amazing researchers i admire and so distinguished in their field.. but i should probably challenge myself and get used to this if i want to be in med anyways... I would love to hear your thoughts if you have experience with this or advice to offer! thanks so much in advance Oral presentations are often more prestigious so I would recommend going for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmatt1122 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Oral presentation means you'll be assigned a timeslot to give a powerpoint presentation to a group. Poster presentation means you'll be assigned a bulletinboard on which to attach a poster of your findings in a room with many other bulletin boards/posters. Attendees will walk around the room to look at the posters and for a assigned period you'll be expected to be there to answer questions about your work. Poster is far less stressful and probably a good route for you if this is your first conference. I'd talk to your PI/supervisor about what they think might be best, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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