Creating Effective Academic Posters in PowerPoint: Home

• Contact Jane Zhao if your class or group would like to request a session. 
• Stay tuned for upcoming Poster Creation workshops at the workshop registration page. 
• Workshop materials  
  • Presentation slides
  • Workshop practice files
  • A 48"x36" poster about poster design and creation. It covers a basic workflow of designing and creating academic posters as well as some PowerPoint tips. It includes three different theme colors based on the color palette from the Rice Design Elements.

Click to watch a recorded workshop on Creating an Effective Academic Poster in PowerPoint by Jane Zhao on 8/25/2022.

Purpose of posters

• share/showcase your scholarly work, spread out your ideas.
• interact with your colleagues and gather feedback.

Poster judging criteria

• visually exciting design

• intellectually compelling content

• overall excellent communication with a general audience

  These are the poster judging criteria used by the Stafford University for its 2005 SURP.

• PowerPoint Poster Templates
• PowerPoint Design your slides 
• PowerPoint Secrets: Color (Part 1)