Writing readably on a board

Discuss and practice simple techniques to write readably on a whiteboard.

- Role of a board in our communication.
- Board is not paper. What is special about whiteboard?
- Rules
- Techniques
- Tips

Transcript

1. Writing readably on a board Michael Pershyn
2. 2 Agenda • Gather experience • Learn theory of readable writing • Rethink and practice
3. 3 Gather experience
4. 4 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
5. 5 Some Theory on Readable Writing
6. 6 Little Theory on Readable Writing • Attitude • Quality of Information Exchange • Board • Rules • Techniques and Tips
7. 7 Attitude I write for other people to read
8. 8 Quality of Information Exchange
9. 9 Board is special
10. 10 So, what is so special about the board • Board is not yours: it is ours • Readers are in 1-8 meters • A marker is not a pen • A board is not a sheet of paper
11. 11 Rules of Readable Writing • Take your time • Use print writing • Use normal case Don‘t write in CAPITALS • Use 1-3-1 or 1-2-1 rule
12. 12 The 1-3-1 Rule: Write Using Proportions
13. 13 The Result of Applying the 1-3-1 Rule
14. 14 Some Tips and Techniques • Clean the board before writing • Ensure markers are flled • Make photo in the end • Use proper size for letters • Draw and use visuals • Use colors • First talk, then write • Give some extra attention to [e,l,c], [a,o,u,d] and [v,u,r] • ...
15. 15 The rules are simple They bring over 80% of value Other tips bring another ~20%
16. 16 Take away: rules of readable writing • Take your time • Use print writing • Use normal case Don‘t write in CAPITALS. • Use 1-3-1 or 1-2-1 rule
17. 17 Rethink and practice
18. 18 Thank you! Questions?
19. 19 "How to write readably on a whiteboard" 02.03.2017