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 |