1. How to Make a Great Handout Paul F. Aubin Author / Consultant

2. Welcome! Your Presenter: Paul F. Aubin Thank you for attending Speaker Readiness Webcast How to Make a Great Handout

3. 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?

4. Getting Started  Speaker Resource Center  Last Year’s Webcasts  AU Online

5. Recorded Webcasts – Great Handouts

6. Preparing for your Session ProcrastinationequalsQualityDoes Not Careful planning and execution will ensure quality

7. 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.

8. Decide the style of Handout you want  Integral or Supplemental  Narrative  Tutorial  Tips and Tricks  Case Studies  Combination  Other…

9. 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

10. Microsoft Word Tips  Use Word Styles  Outline View  Image Placement  Track Changes

11. Tips for Word

12. Capture Images like a pro  Using screen captures  Using other forms of illustrations  Formatting images  SnagIt  Photoshop  Print Screen

13. 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

14. 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)

15. Using SnagIt

16. SnagIt  Visit snagit.com for excellent tutorials

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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!

20. 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

21. 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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