How to Make a Great Handout

Paul F. AubinAuthor / Consultant

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Speaker Readiness WebcastHow to Make a Great Handout

Agenda

Setting a handout goal Determining the handout style Building an outline Capturing images like a pro The Finishing Touches Summary - What makes a great

handout?

Getting Started

Speaker Resource Center Last Year’s Webcasts AU Online

Recorded Webcasts – Great Handouts

Preparing for your Session

Procrastination equals QualityDoes Not

Careful planning and execution will ensure quality

Setting a handout goal

Have something to say. What are you hoping to achieve? What would make you want to read this paper? What kind of paper would you like to read? What didn’t you like about other papers you have read? Write like it’s important.

Decide the style of Handout you want

Integral or Supplemental Narrative Tutorial Tips and Tricks Case Studies Combination Other…

Build an Outline

Beginning – Middle – End Spend time getting the flow right Use Headings in Word Use Excel to group and sort Use “analog” methods "Brain Dump" Method Make the outline fit the goal and style

Blink

Microsoft Word Tips

Use Word StylesOutline View Image PlacementTrack Changes

Tips for Word

Capture Images like a pro

Using screen captures Using other forms of illustrations Formatting images SnagIt Photoshop Print Screen

Image Capture Tips

PPI = Pixels Per Inch Screen Resolution is 72 PPI Most Autodesk dialogs are several hundred pixels wide Plan for 150 to 200 PPI for print Make sure images will look OK in

Black and White A picture speaks a thousand words,

and can consume as much time to create

Image Capture Tips

Capture on a white background Crop images cleanly Rely on the UI to highlight items Create composite images to show several steps Keep annotations simple and clear Remember – we read top to bottom, left to right Keep your SNAG files

(& Paul’s Pet Peeves)

Using SnagIt

SnagIt

Visit snagit.com for excellent tutorials

Get it done

Meet the deadlines Review your goals 10 percent inspiration, 90 percent perspiration Focus as much on the end as the beginning

(It’s too easy to start with a bang and then end with a whimper) Proofread Proofread again

Class Paper

Have a plan! What do you want your paper to achieve? How can you make a valuable resource to participants?

Examples of Paper Focus Tool for participants to follow along in session List of tips or resources for use after session Tutorial based lesson (Step-by-step) Stand-alone document

Print out of your PowerPoint

Class Paper

Remember the Page Limit More isn’t always better

Be concise, get to the point Remember folks will want to refer to this after AU

Formatting Use the provided template

Use bullets or bolding to highlight important items Don’t overdue it (if everything is bold, nothing is)

Proofread!

Summary – What AU Attendees Want

With over 600 classes to choose from, they want to know they picked the right one.

Don’t tease them and leave them hanging – give them the goods!

Re-read your course description

Stay focused. Give what you promised and a little more

Summary – What AU Attendees Want

Make takeaways powerful and memorable An informative and entertaining presentation A great paper Online access to you or follow-up posted resources

Have fun! If you enjoy it, they will too.

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