Thread by @PTPintcast

This is going to sound HARSH...

But I'm saying this because I want our profession to be better...

Are you ready?

YOUR SCIENTIFIC POSTER SUCKS!

Don't think so?

Come @ me bro...

(A Thread) 🧵

With @APTAcsm in full swing, I've seen a fair share of screenshots of poster presentations...

And many look like this 👇 word salad 🥗

Which is enough to make your 👀 go blurry🤪 🧵

Keep in mind... I'm not knocking your WORK.

I'm pointing out likely the last thing you paid attention to...

or likely DIDN'T pay attention to.

WHICH IS ME!

Yeah... I'm a big deal.

Don't you know who I AM?! 🧵

I am the audience!

I'm who you were working FOR this whole time!

I'm who you wanted to learn from your work! 🧵

You did a bunch of work.

Cause you cared, or cause it was your job, or because someone told you to.

But then the last part...

Was to make sure people could understand what you did and what you found and what it means...

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The problem is...

🤓You used a poster template that's been passed down for decades.

Which was founded on...

⏰Wait for it...

🤮CRAPPY DESIGN PRINCIPLES! 🧵

This poster...

I'll put it bluntly

👎 IT SUCKS!

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I'll see that from across the room, look for 1.2 seconds...

⛔️Get a migraine on line #2 and bail...

All that work👌FOR NOTHING...

Because you fumbled on the 1-yard line!

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😎But... I'm not here to throw shade.

SORRY.

I totally am here to throw shade... 😎

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😎I'm not here to ONLY throw shade...

💪I want your posters to be better...

🧐Because I (the audience) want to understand them!

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So how do WE fix this............?
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You fix it... with this:



From @mikemorrison 🧵

Want to share research well?

👀Watch that video

💪 Do what it says

🧪Share science!

❌ Don't fumble on the 1...

Thank you for coming to my #TedTalk