Comments on: Index card notes

By: simon

simon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:27:04 +0000

Hi Max – I can’t say I’d noticed… we’ve not got a problem in the middle of Newcastle. £3:50 does seem exorbitant, too! Where do you live?!?!!?

By: Max Atkinson

Max Atkinson — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:25:00 +0000

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but record cards are becoming more and more difficult to get hold of – e.g. no longer available at our local branch of WH Smiths – and more and more expensive (i.e. £3.50 for the last pack I bought). It’s presumably another unforeseen consequence of the IT revolution, and I’m beginning to wonder if we’ll soon have to buy large sheets of card and cut them up to size!

By: Simon Raybould

Simon Raybould — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:00:48 +0000

Hi Graham – good reminder about the presenter view in PowerPoint. I find the Keynote version more elegant and useful but your point is very well taken.

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:30:21 +0000

Simon,
I totally agree with you, index cards can be really useful, especially if you are not using the twin screen functionality of PowerPoint showing the Presenter View.

The two important things to put on your cards are:

1. An opening phrase for your topic, not a bullet point.
2. The next point, in the bottom right hand corner.

If you get stuck and can’t think what to say, the opening phrase can just be read out without any mental effort. And the next point helps to provide continuity as you move between cards.