Special Forces School Handout: Uses & Design Tips PDF

**SPECIAL FORCES SCHOOL** SPECIAL FORCES REGIMENT (AIRBORNE), PA Ben Fe Village, Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija HANDOUT - **[Uses of Handouts:]** - Clarifies the topic being discussed. - Provides an alternative to note-taking when focus on the presentation id desire...

**SPECIAL FORCES SCHOOL** SPECIAL FORCES REGIMENT (AIRBORNE), PA Ben Fe Village, Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija HANDOUT - **[Uses of Handouts:]** - Clarifies the topic being discussed. - Provides an alternative to note-taking when focus on the presentation id desired. - Saves you the trouble of trying to portray time-consuming detail on a chalkboard or whiteboard to illustrate what you discussing. - Provides material beyond the lecture. - Frees up time for other learning activities. - Establish credibility. - Present more information than can be covered in the presentation. - Summarize and review. - **[Handouts Enable the Audience to:]** - Concentrate on the ideas without having to take notes. - Personalize the presentation with notes of their own ideas. - Hear, see and apply the presentation. - Increase their speed of comprehension. - Retain new ideas longer. - Apply the information to specific tasks. - **[Design Tips]** - Recommended Font Size for Titles: **14-16** - Subtitles/Subdivisions: **12-14** - Body: **10-12**   - **[Design Tips Continue's]** - Set off distinct parts of the handout using. - *Italics* - Shading - Boxed headlines - Underlining - Bullets list rather than narrative sentences to make them easier to scan and understand. - Leave at least a 75" margin on every side. - Provide plenty of whites. - Use Arial font as our standard. - Use no more than 3 fonts in a single handout. - Graphics go above the text as they eye is drawn naturally to visuals first. - Indicate references if you need to.