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Despite 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 that must be developed. In this comprehensive handbook, professional trainer and communications expert Bob Lucas explains the basic design principles and techniques that professionals use to make impressive flip charts-the simple "tricks of the trade" that make an impact all the way to the back of the room.
In addition to tips on drawing and displaying great-looking flip charts, Lucas explains how flip charts can help make you a better facilitator. Over two dozen creative flip-chart-based group activities are included to help you lead a brainstorming, team building, or problem-solving session. Each activity uses flip charts to draw out the best ideas and creative thinking from your group. For presenters who want to jazz up their "text only" flip charts, but don't know how to draw, dozens of ready-to-copy flip chart graphics, icons, and templates make it easy to create something special with minimal effort. You'll learn how to use lettering in an attractive and impactful way; understand spacing, use color and creative fonts. The Big Book of Flip Charts is the ultimate reference guide for flipcharts, covering not just writing and displaying techniques but layout and graphics, as well as flip chart facilitation activities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
What This Book Will Do for You
Six Reasons You Should Be Using Flip Charts in
Your Presentations
Two Keys to Flip Chart Success
PART I: HOW TO DRAW GREAT-LOOKING FLIP CHARTS
Chapter 1
Basic Layout and Design Principles
Arrange Text and Graphics in Letter Patterns... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The Importance of Balance... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Layout of Text-only Flip Charts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Each Word Should Be Legible From the Back of the Room ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
No more than 6-8 lines per page... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
How To Write on the Bottom of a Flip Chart Page... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Using Color... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Limit and Compress Information on Each Page... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
How to Hide Your Mistakes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chapter 2
Writing Well on a Flip Chart -- Even if You Have Poor Handwriting
Writing Well in a Straight Line... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Writing Legibly... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Creative Use of Fonts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Creative Ideas for Bullets... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Creative Ideas for Underlining... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chapter 3
Spicing Up Your Flip Charts With Graphic Images -- Even if You Can't Draw
Pre-draw Your Graphics... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Use Icons As Bullets... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Using Color... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The Emotion of Color... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Adding Borders... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tracing Images... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Drawing Perfect Circles... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Attaching Items to Flip Charts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chapter 4
Selecting the Right Equipment and Materials
The Basic Tool Kit... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tape... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Markers... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Paper... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Other Accessories for Flip Charts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Easels... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Build Your Own Easel
Chapter 5
Flip Chart Logistics -- Overcoming the "Hassle Factor"
Options for Hanging Flip Charts on Walls-So They Stay Hung... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Transporting Safely... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Creating Re-usable Flip Charts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Improving Your Easel... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Creating a Marker Tray... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Adding a "Caddy"... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Storing Flip Charts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
PART II -- PRESENTING AND FACILITATING WITH FLIP CHARTS
Chapter 6
Planning Your Flip Chart-Based Meeting or Presentation
Creating an Agenda... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Storyboarding Your Presentation... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Notes in the Corner... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Creating Impressive Flip Chart Displays... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Overlays... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Wall Mounted Displays... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Conducting an Instant Needs Assessment At the Beginning of Your Session... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Making a Room Looking Inviting and Exciting With Flip Charts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Post Quotations on the Walls... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Creates a "Welcome" Flip Chart... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Using Flip Charts Instead of Handouts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Setting up the Room... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chapter 7
Looking Professional at the Easel: Tips and Tricks for Presenters, Facilitators, and Scribes.
Positioning Yourself Effectively... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Recording Responses from the Group... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The Parking Lot for Ideas... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Unveiling and Displaying Your Masterpieces... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
How to Turn the Pages of a flip Chart Pad... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The Revelation Technique... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Using Multiple Flip Chart Easels... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Finding a Page on and Easel Full of Flip Charts
How to Tear off a Flip Chart Page... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ...
Hanging Flip Chart Pages on the Walls... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Track the Progress of Your Session with Flip Charts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Grouping Participants... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Giving Instructions or Outlining a Process... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Gathering and Giving Interim Feedback... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chapter 8
Flip Chart Techniques for Facilitating Meetings
Warming up the Group... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Six Flip Chart Icebreakers
Soliciting Ideas from Participants... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Vote Taking... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Using Volunteers... ... ... ... ... ... ...
High Involvement Brainstorming Activities... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Have ALL Participants "Scribe" for You... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Group Visioning Activity... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Problem Generation... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mindmapping... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Brainwriting... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Transcribing Flip Charted Ideas from a Session... ... ... ... ... ... ...
PART III: 25 FLIP CHART ACTIVITIES FOR BRAINSTORMING, ICEBREAKING, TEAM PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND FACILITATING MEETINGS
- Take a Stand
- Can We Get a Volunteer
- Please Help Me Out
- This Is Me
- Not That Different
- Those Who Make a Difference
- That Won't Work Here
- Will the Mystery Guest Enter & Please Sign In
- Out in the Open
- Setting the Direction
- Meeting "Game" Rules
- Brainstorming
- National Group Techniques -- Coming to Consensus
- That's a Good Question
- I Question That
- You Are Next
- Choose Your Topic
- What I Know
- One Minute of Praise
- Word Search Review
PART IV: APPENDICES
Appendix A: 50 simple, Ready-to-Use Template Flip Charts to Impress Your Participants When They Walk Into the Room.
Appendix B: Sample Flip Chart Icons
Appendix C: Where to Find Flip Chart Accessories and Resources
Appendix D: Bibliography
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