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The Basics of Preparing and Producing Instructional Materials

What’s Inside This Chapter

This chapter explains how to produce the materials used in live and self-study training programs. Specifically, it presents the basics of:

•  Preparing instructional materials, including writing text and communicating ideas visually

•  Producing the materials, including designing the slides, screens, and pages, preparing complex visuals and audiovisual components, and generating a package of materials to distribute to instructors and learners.

An exercise ...

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