After this lesson, you will be able to: Present research effectively as a poster and a short talk, the format SRW acceptance leads to.
Accepted SRW papers are presented, usually as a poster and sometimes a short talk with a mentor in the room. This lesson covers making a poster people stop at and a talk that lands the contribution.
A conference poster is not your paper shrunk down; it is a visual advertisement for a 2-minute conversation. One clear research question at the top, the key figure/result large and central, minimal text (bullets, not paragraphs), and a memorable takeaway. People walk by in seconds, so the question and the result must be readable from a few feet away. Have a 30-second and a 2-minute version of your pitch ready, and bring a handful of paper copies or a QR code to the repo/paper.
If you get a talk slot (often 5-10 minutes at SRW), structure it as: the problem and why it matters (1 slide), the gap (1), what you did (1-2), the key result with variance (1), limitations + takeaway (1). One idea per slide, large fonts, minimal text, and never read the slide. Practice out loud and time it, since going over is the most common and most penalized mistake. End on the single thing you want the audience to remember.
A poster that is the paper in 8-point font (nobody reads it). Burying the result below a wall of method text. A talk that runs over time. Reading slides verbatim. Tiny fonts and grayscale-illegible figures. Being defensive in Q&A instead of treating questions as engagement. Not having a 30-second pitch ready when someone asks 'what's your poster about?'
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