


Paperback
Published: 26th August 1999
ISBN: 9780071343114
Number Of Pages: 240
With all the razzle-dazzle technology around, there’s still no more lively, informative, and audience-friendly way to make an impact than with flip charts. But using flip charts well is a skill. Here’s a book that provides you with the proven techniques that will make you shine. You’ll learn the basic design principles and artistic "tricks of the trade" that give a flip chart a professional look: Selecting and arranging lettering that makes an impact all the way to the back of the room … Transporting and setting up flip charts … Arranging the presentation room … Finding the best, most dependable equipment--including easels, paper, masking tape, and markers … Jazzing up your flip chart with "ready-to-copy" graphics … Devising flip chart activities that lead to brainstorming and team problem-solving. Soon, even the least artistic presenter will know how to develop pro-level flip charts that can make every presentation come alive.
Flip charts are an essential tool for anyone who gives regular presentations, leads team meetings or facilitates brainstorming sessions. This is a comprehensive and practical book on how to draw great flip charts and use them in front of a group. The authors' suggestions include how to move back and forth quickly between pages of flip charts on an easel, how to ensure that your flip charts don't fall off the wall, how to write legibly and add visual impact. The book contains easy-to-copy flip-chart graphics and examples of simple yet powerful flip charts, as well as explaining how to impress your audience with your drawing skills, how to transport and set up flip charts and how to facilitate a meeting using flip charts. (Kirkus UK)
Introduction | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xxi |
How to Draw Great-Looking Flip Charts | |
Basic Layout and Design Principles | p. 3 |
Arrange Text and Graphics in Letter Patterns | p. 5 |
Layout Importance of Balance | p. 6 |
Formal Balance | p. 6 |
Informal Balance | p. 6 |
Layout of Text-Only Flip Charts | p. 8 |
Positioning Titles | p. 9 |
Each Word Should Be Legible from the Back of the Room | p. 10 |
The Six to Eight Rule | p. 11 |
How to Write on the Bottom of a Flip Chart Page | p. 12 |
Using Color | p. 13 |
Limit and Compress the Information on Each Page | p. 13 |
How to Hide Your Mistakes | p. 18 |
Writing Well on a Flip Chart--Even If You Have Poor Handwriting | p. 20 |
Writing in a Straight Line | p. 20 |
Writing Legibly | p. 21 |
Sizing Titles and Text | p. 23 |
Consistency | p. 24 |
Creative Use of Fonts | p. 24 |
Block Letters | p. 25 |
Cursive Letters | p. 26 |
Billowing Letters | p. 27 |
Overlapping Letters | p. 27 |
Fancy Letters | p. 28 |
Italic Letters | p. 29 |
Creative Ideas for Bullets | p. 30 |
Creative Ideas for Underlining | p. 31 |
Spicing Up Your Flip Charts with Graphic Images--Even If You Can't Draw | p. 32 |
Adding Graphics | p. 33 |
Predraw Your Graphics | p. 36 |
Use Icons as Bullets | p. 37 |
Using Color | p. 39 |
The Emotion of Color | p. 40 |
Adding Borders | p. 41 |
Tracing Images | p. 43 |
Drawing Perfect Circles | p. 44 |
Chalkboard Compass | p. 45 |
Clip Compass | p. 45 |
Flip Chart Compass | p. 45 |
Attaching Items to Flip Charts | p. 46 |
Selecting the Right Equipment and Materials | p. 48 |
The Basic Tool Kit | p. 48 |
Tape | p. 49 |
Markers | p. 50 |
Pointers | p. 51 |
Wooden Dowel Rods | p. 51 |
Collapsible Metal Pointers | p. 52 |
Lighted Infrared Pointers | p. 52 |
Pointers with Pizzazz | p. 52 |
Paper | p. 54 |
Standard Paper Pads | p. 54 |
Alternative Paper | p. 54 |
Self-Adhesive Pads | p. 55 |
Vinyl Dry Erase Pads | p. 56 |
Page Protectors | p. 56 |
Flip Chart Poster Frame | p. 56 |
Tacks and Pins | p. 57 |
Easels: Folding and Adjustable Models | p. 57 |
Portable Frame with Retractable Legs | p. 58 |
Solid-Backed Metal Easel with Folding Legs | p. 60 |
Solid-Backed, Magnetic, Fiberglass Whiteboard Easel with Folding Legs | p. 61 |
Adjustable-Height Easel | p. 62 |
Lightweight Fiberglass Whiteboard Easel | p. 63 |
Easels: One-Piece Solid Construction | p. 64 |
Solid-Backed Metal Easel with Removable Crossbar | p. 64 |
Lightweight Sliding Molded Plastic Easel | p. 65 |
Build Your Own Easel | p. 67 |
Makeshift Easel 1 | p. 67 |
Makeshift Easel 2 | p. 70 |
Flip Chart Logistics: Overcoming the "Hassle Factor" | p. 71 |
Options for Hanging Flip Charts on Walls--So They Stay Hung | p. 71 |
Masking Tape | p. 71 |
Double-Sided Masking Tape | p. 73 |
Multipurpose Labels | p. 74 |
Cloth Panel Wall Clips | p. 74 |
Stick Pins or Thumb Tacks | p. 75 |
Metal Strips | p. 76 |
Wooden Strips | p. 76 |
Cloth Panel Adhesive Strips | p. 76 |
Cloth Boards | p. 77 |
Transporting Flip Charts Safely | p. 78 |
Laminating Pages | p. 78 |
Cardboard Mailing Tubes | p. 79 |
Plastic Carrying Tubes | p. 80 |
Cardboard Panels | p. 80 |
Artist's Portfolio | p. 80 |
Easel Transport | p. 80 |
Creating Reusable Flip Charts | p. 81 |
Improving Your Easel | p. 82 |
Create a Marker Tray | p. 82 |
Add a "Caddy" | p. 83 |
Creative Flip Chart Storage | p. 83 |
Flat Drawer Storage Unit | p. 84 |
Mobile or Wall Hanging Pad Unit | p. 84 |
Compartmentalized Cardboard or Wire Storage Containers | p. 84 |
Do-It-Yourself Storage Solutions | p. 85 |
Wooden Frame Unit | p. 86 |
Pegged Storage | p. 86 |
Perforated Hardboard | p. 87 |
Tight Mesh Shelving | p. 88 |
Slotted Angle Iron | p. 88 |
Slotted Wall Brackets | p. 89 |
Presenting and Facilitating with Flip Charts | |
Planning Your Flip Chart-Based Meeting or Presentation | p. 93 |
Creating an Agenda | p. 93 |
Storyboarding Your Presentation | p. 94 |
Notes In the Corner | p. 96 |
Creating Impressive Flip Chart Displays | p. 96 |
Overlays | p. 96 |
Wall-Mounted Displays | p. 98 |
Conducting an Instant Needs Assessment at the Beginning of Your Session | p. 99 |
Making a Room Look Inviting and Exciting with Flip Charts | p. 100 |
Post Quotations on the Walls | p. 101 |
Create a "Welcome" Flip Chart | p. 101 |
Use Flip Charts Instead of Handouts | p. 102 |
Setting Up the Room | p. 103 |
Looking Professional at the Easel: Tips and Tricks for Presenters, Facilitators, and Scribes | p. 106 |
Positioning Yourself Effectively | p. 108 |
Recording Responses from the Group | p. 109 |
The Parking Lot for Ideas | p. 111 |
Unveiling and Displaying Your Masterpieces | p. 111 |
How to Turn the Pages of a Flip Chart Pad | p. 112 |
The Revelation Technique | p. 112 |
Using Multiple Flip Chart Easels | p. 113 |
Finding a Page on an Easel Full of Flip Charts | p. 114 |
How to Tear Off a Flip Chart Page | p. 115 |
Hanging Flip Chart Pages on the Walls | p. 115 |
Track the Progress of Your Session with Flip Charts | p. 116 |
Grouping Participants | p. 116 |
Giving Instructions or Outlining a Process | p. 118 |
Gathering and Giving Interim Feedback | p. 119 |
Flip Chart Techniques for Facilitating Meetings | p. 124 |
Warming Up the Group | p. 124 |
Six Flip Chart lcebreakers | p. 125 |
Soliciting Ideas from Participants | p. 130 |
Two Categories of Questions | p. 130 |
Vote Taking | p. 131 |
Using Volunteers | p. 132 |
Have Participants Tape Pages to the Wall | p. 132 |
High-Involvement Brainstorming Activities | p. 133 |
Have All Participants "Scribe" for You | p. 133 |
Group Visioning Activity | p. 133 |
Problem Generation | p. 134 |
Mind Mapping | p. 134 |
Brain Writing | p. 136 |
Transcribing Flip-Charted Ideas from a Session | p. 136 |
25 Flip Chart Activities for Brainstorming, Icebreaking, Team Problem Solving, and Facilitating Meetings | |
Take a Stand | p. 141 |
Can We Get a Volunteer? | p. 142 |
Please Help Me Out | p. 143 |
This Is Me | p. 145 |
Not That Different | p. 148 |
Those Who Made a Difference | p. 150 |
That Won't Work | p. 151 |
Will the Mystery Guest Enter and Sign In Please? | p. 152 |
Out in the Open | p. 154 |
Setting the Direction | p. 155 |
Meeting "Game" Rules | p. 162 |
Brainstorming | p. 164 |
Nominal Group Technique--Coming to Consensus | p. 166 |
The Devil's Advocate | p. 169 |
Idea Facilitation Grid | p. 171 |
What Is in a Name? | p. 173 |
How About This? | p. 175 |
Getting the Information You Need | p. 177 |
That's a Good Question | p. 179 |
I Question That | p. 180 |
You Are Next | p. 182 |
Choose Your Topic | p. 183 |
What I Know | p. 185 |
One Minute of Praise | p. 188 |
Word Search Review | p. 189 |
Appendixes | |
50 Simple, Ready-to-Use Template Flip Charts, to Impress Participants When They Walk into the Room | p. 195 |
Sample Flip Chart Icons | p. 246 |
Where to Find Flip Chart Accessories and Resources | p. 247 |
Bibliography | p. 251 |
Index | p. 255 |
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ISBN: 9780071343114
ISBN-10: 0071343113
Series: Big Book Series
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: 26th August 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 27.8 x 21.7
x 1.7
Weight (kg): 0.69
Edition Number: 1