organizing content
DESCRIPTION
I used this presentation to discuss how to organize content when writing training materials. This presentation includes an awesome infographic designed and published by Hot Butter at http://www.hotbutterstudio.com/#/alps/TRANSCRIPT
ORGANIZIN
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created the BEST Infographics on Infographics
…so I had to showcase it.
EARTH• solid• dirt• mountains• topsoil• planet• hills• Clay• plains
AIR• Breathe• troposphere• stratosphere• wind• Lungs• atmosphere• gas• mesosphere• thermosphere• exosphere
FIRE• atmosphere• Argon (AR)• Breathe• Oxygen (O2)• Carbon dioxide (CO2)• Nitrogen (N2)• wind• Lungs• gas
WATER• liquid• rivers• wash• lakes• ponds• hydrogen dioxide (H2O)• oceans• drink
Elements
EARTH• solid• planet• mountains• hills• plains
• dirt• topsoil• clay
AIR• gas• atmosphere• troposphere• stratosphere• mesosphere• thermosphere• exosphere
• wind• Breathe• Lungs
FIRE• transient• sun• light• heat
• combustion• flame• cook
• Engines
WATER• liquid• hydrogen dioxide (H2O)• oceans• rivers• lakes• ponds
• drink• wash
Elements
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EARTH•solid•planet•mountains•hills•plains
•dirt•topsoil•clay
AIR•gas•atmosphere•troposphere•stratosphere•mesosphere•thermosphere•exosphere
•wind•Breathe•Lungs
FIRE•transient•sun• light•heat
•combustion•flame•cook
•engines
WATER• liquid•hydrogen dioxide (H2O)•oceans•rivers• lakes•ponds
•drink•wash
state
geographical structures
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4 E L E M E N T S
EARTH
FIRE
AIR
WATER
““Simple can be harder than complex: You
have to work hard to get your thinking clean
to make it simple.” ~ Steve Jobs
Write in chunks.
Write in chunks.
…and be willing to:
move,
rewrite,
and/or toss out.
ISD CYCLE
You are here.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
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Project Plan Document
Detailed
Design Docume
nt
Complete
Storyboard
orYou are here.
PROJECT PLAN DOCUMENT
Project Plan Document
Complete
the analysis table!!!
PROJECT PLAN DOCUMENT
Project Plan Document
Objectives?!?!
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Remember…
Sort
Sort II
Sort III
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Remember…
Sort
Sort II
Sort III
….
If I were training this live, what
would I talk about next?
If I were performing
this task live, what
would I DO next?
Job Performance Order
From Simple to Complex
Critical Sequence
Known to Unknown
Dependent Relationship
Supportive
Cause to Effect
SEQUENCING
Write in chunks.
Keep THINKING about the subject matter and
inspiration will come knocking!
Who?
What?
Why?
Where?
How?
WRITING TIP: ASK QUESTIONS
TRIAL AND ERROR
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TRIAL AND ERROR
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THINK VISUALLY!
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LOOK FORWARD TO…
…HAPPY
ACCIDENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS?
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