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Styles of Presenting

Cue Card Guidelines

To maximize the benefits of cue cards there are several basic guidelines that you should
use when creating your own:

1. Clearly number the cue cards
2. Only write on one side

3. One key point per card

4. Each card should contain adequate support and cues
5. Information levels can be shown by alterations in font size, spacing, color, or high-
lighting

6. Include timings and pauses.

The first principle is to ensure that a clear and unambiguous numbering convention is
applied to all of the cards so that if you drop them you can quickly re-arrange them into
the correct sequence.

By only using one side of each card you avoid the distracting behavior of flipping and

manipulating cards. It helps prevent you wondering whether or not you have addressed
both sides of each card. Clarity is further supported by only communicating one theme
or idea on each card.

This way, when you have covered the point you will be confident that you can move on to
the next card without having to re-scan the cards, which can be very distracting. It also
stops you putting so much detail on the card that you end up reading from it or continu-
ally referring to it. This would be distracting and would also reduce your eye contact with
the audience.

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