Speaking

Anxiety about public speaking is common, but you're the expert in the room on your own work. Practicing with others can help build your confidence and learn new ways of communicating to diverse audiences.

Get Loud & Slow Down

Most poster sessions are noisy spaces with many others speaking, so you should maintain a high volume to be heard. Anxiety often makes us speak faster than normal, so you should also maintain a speed that will probably feel too slow.Ìý

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How to Design & Present an Effective Poster Presentation

Call for Participants

Developed and hosted in Boulder since 2018, UROP's Sidewalk Symposium invites undergraduates to share their research and creative presentations with chalk on campus walkways. UROP welcomes undergraduates at any stage of their project to participate.

Register for UROP's Sidewalk Symposium by Oct.5, 2026

Celebrating 40 Years

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder has an expansive history engaging undergraduates in the research and creative life of the campus dating to the creation of UROP in 1986.

Celebrating 40 Years of Opportunities