guidelines for elaborating brochures, bulletin boards, posters, resources used in education

2. OBJECTIVE
•TO DESCRIBE SOME OF THE
DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND
TECHNIQUES USED IN EDUCATION

3. RESOURCES USED IN EDUCATION
• BROCHURE
• BULLETIN BOARD
• POSTER
• CARD BOARD
• TALK/ORAL PRESENTATION
• INFORMATIVE CAPSULE

4. BROCHUREWHAT IS IT?
A BROCHURE IS A FLYER, PAMPHLET OR
LEAFLET THAT IS USED TO PASS
INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING.
IT IS PRINTED, HAS CONCISE INFORMATION,
AND IT CAN BE MADE USING PAPER, CARD
BOARD, OR OTHER KINDS OF MATERIALS. IT
IS FOLDED IN THREE PARTS.
IT HAS THREE PARTS:
• FRONT COVER
• BACK COVER
• INSIDE FLAP

5. RECOMMENDATIONS TO FOLLOW
A. FRONT COVER
• LOGO OF THE INSTITUTION
• NAME OF THE INSTITUTION
• ATTRACTIVE TITLE
• CAPTIVE IMAGE
• CATCHING PHRASE OR EPIGRAPH
INSIDE THE BROCHURE
• THE INFORMATION IS IN ORDER.
• IT SHOULD BE INTERESTING AND
ATTRACT THE READER.
• THE INFORMATION MUST BE CLEAR,
CONCISE, RELEVANT, ATTRACTIVE
AND WITHOUT MISTAKES.

6. BROCHURE
THE IMAGES SHOULD BE
STRIKING AND RELATED
TO THE INFORMATION
SHARED

7. BACK COVER
IT CAN INCLUDE:
• A SYNTHESIS
• CONCLUSION
• CREDITS
• FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OR PEOPLE YOU WANT
TO THANK
• EDUCATIONAL PHRASE OR STATEMENT

8. BROCHURE
DESIGN
• TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE COLORS YOU ARE
USING. THEY CAN NOT BE A DISTRACTING
FACTOR FROM ITS CONTENT. THERE SHOULD BE
A BALANCE IN THE COLORS USED.
• IN ADDITION, THE SPACING SHOULD BE
APPROPRIATE. MAKE SURE YOU USE
INDENTATION, SEPARATION LINES, CORRECT
MARGINS.
• THE FONT SIZE OF A BROCHURE SHOULD BE 9.

9. BULLETIN BOARD
DEFINITION
• A BULLETIN BOARD INFORMS ABOUT A
PHENOMENON, FACT OR SINGLE TOPIC
• IT EXPRESSES A GRAPHIC OR PHOTOGRAPHIC
IDEA OF ONE OR MORE ELEMENTS
• THE OBJECECTIVE OF A BULLETIN BOARD IS TO
PRESENT A GROUP OF IDEAS THAT DEAL WITH
THE SAME TOPIC.

10. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A BULLETIN
BOARD
• IT SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR, EASY TO READ
TITLE. IT MUST BE EASY TO UNDERSTAND,
AND THERE MUST BE WHITE SPACES
WITHIN IT.
• FEW TEXTS SHOULD BE USED IN THE
CONTENT. A GENERAL PHRASE, OR
GLOBAL QUESTION USING BIG FONT SIZE IS
MORE APPEALING THAN LONG TEXTS OF
SMALL SIZE.

11. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A
BULLETIN BOARD
• THE CHOICE COLORS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE.
THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE COLORS OF THE
BACKGROUND AND THE MATERIAL BEING EXPOSED
SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
• THE MAIN PICTURE OR IMAGE MUST BE KEPT IN HIGH
RELIEF

12. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A
BULLETIN BOARD
• AVOID USING FANCY CORNER DECORATIONS.
INSTEAD, YOU SHOULD USE A FRAME MADE OF
COLORED RIBBON.
• THERE MUST BE BALANCE WHERE PICTURES
ARE SET WITHIN THE BULLETIN BOARD.
• PRESENT THE IDEAS IN AN ORGANIZED WAY.

13. COLORS USED IN A BULLETIN
BOARD
•THE COMBINATIONS OF COLORS BELOW PROVIDE MORE
VISIBILITY:
•BLACK OVER YELLOW AND VICE VERSA
•WHITE OVER BLACK AND VICE VERSA
•ORANGE OVER BLACK AND VICE VERSA
•GREEN OVER WHITE AND VICE VERSA
•BLUE OVER WHITE

14. GUIDELINES FOR A POSTER
• A POSTER IS ORIENTED TO INFORM ABOUT A
SINGLE FACT OR EVENT. AT THE SAME TIME, IT
ATTEMPTS TO GET PARTICIPATION IN ITS
DEVELOPMENT.
• TO AVOID REPEATING THE SAME WORD,
PRONOUNS, ARTICLES AND ADVERBS ARE USED.
• THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE WORDS,
DRAWINGS, PICTURES, IMAGES, PHOTOS,
DIAGRAMS, ETC.
• IT HAS A HIGH PERSUASIVE CONTENT.
EXPRESSIONS LIKE “DON`T MISS IT! “ ARE
COMMONLY FOUND

15. POSTERS
GUIDELINES
•BEFORE ITS ELABORATION:
•OBSERVE THE DIFFERENT POSTED
POSTERS ATTENTIVELY
•IDENTIFY THE INFORMATION TO BE
COMMUNICATED CLEARLY
•DEFINE THE SIZE OF THE POSTER
•TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RESOURCES
YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE POSTER

16. POSTER GUIDELINES
DURING ITS ELABORATION
• REDACT A SHORT AND CATCHING TEXT
• BE SPECIFIC IN YOUR TEXT STATING THE DATE,
PLACE, TIME, ETC.
• SELECT AND ELABORATE THE CONTENT AND
GRAPHIC RESOURCES TO BE USED
• DESIGN THE POSTER DIAGRAMMING THE WRITTEN
AND GRAPHIC ELEMENTS IN AN
• ORGANIZED AND HARMONIZED WAY

17. ELABORATING A POSTER
AFTER ITS ELABORATION, MAKE SURE OF THE
FOLLOWING:
•THE POSTER FULFILLS THE PROPOSED
OBJECTIVE
•IT IS ORGANIZED AND ATTRACTIVE AS A
WHOLE
•THERE ARE NO SPELLING MISTAKES
•THE DATA IN THE POSTER IS CLEAR

18. BOARD WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND
CONTENT
• A CARDBOARD IS USED TO STIMULATE THE
IMAGINATION AND THE DETAILED OBSERVATION.
• IT PROMOTES ANALYSIS
• IT IS USED TO ESTABLISH SIMILARITIES AND
DIFFERENCES
• IT IS USED TO SETTLED IDEAS
• IT PROVIDES A WAY TO REVIEW SOME INFORMATION

19. MORE GUIDELINES

20. ORAL PRESENTATIONS
•IT IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY
EMPLOYED IN EDUCATION. IT IS AN
ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT A
SPECIFIC TOPIC.
•IT IS VERY USEFUL TO TALK ABOUT
NEW TOPICS TO THE COMMUNITY

21. ORAL PRESENTATIONADVANTAGES
• EASY TO BE ORGANIZED. IT CAN BE USED WITH LARGE
GROUPS TO RAISE INTEREST AND CURIOSITY ABOUT A TOPIC.
• IT IS USEFUL TO SOCIALIZE INFORMATION
DISADVANTAGE
• MEASURING THE LEARNING OF THE AUDIENCE IS NOT EASY
• THE AUDIENCE CAN NOT CLARIFY DOUBTS
• PEOPLE MAY LEAVE IF IT IS BORING
• KNOWING ABOUT THE TOPIC IS NOT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE A REAL GOOD TALK

22. PREPARING FOR AN
ORAL PRESENTATION
• DETERMINE THE OBJECTIVE OF YOUR
PRESENTATION
• CHOOSE AN INTERESTING AND HELPFUL
TOPIC FOR THE PARTICIPANTS
• PLAN YOUR PRESENTATION CAREFULLY
AND AHEAD OF TIME
• USE UPDATED VISUAL RESOURCES FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION
• USE RESOURCES THAT HELP CLARIFY THE
INFORMATION PRESENTED
• DEFINE THE ASPECTS THAT WILL BE
DEVELOPED DURING THE TALK OR ORAL
PRESENTATION

23. MORE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR
ORAL PRESENTATION
• WRITE A PLAN OF YOUR PRESENTATION. REVIEW
THE PLAN AND MAKE SURE IT IS ORGANIZED
ACCORDING TO YOUR OBJECTIVES
• PREPARE A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO MOTIVATE
THE AUDIENCE
• MAKE USE OF LOCAL SITUATIONS OR
ANECDOTES THAT HELP PRESENT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC IN A DRAMATIC FORM

24. WHEN HAVING YOUR ORAL
PRESENTATION
• ASK QUESTIONS TO CHECK IF THE AUDIENCE IS
GETTING THE MESSAGE
• OBSERVE THE REACTION OF THE AUDIENCE AT
ALL TIMES
• ADAPT THE LANGUAGE YOU USE TO THE LEVEL
OF THE PARTICIPANTS. MAKE IT SIMPLE.
• FINISH YOUR PRESENTATION SUMMARIZING THE
MAIN TOPICS OF YOUR TALK
• LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
FROM THE AUDIENCE

25. INFORMATIVE
CAPSULE
IT IS ADDITIONAL AND
COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
OF A TOPIC
IT IS WRITTEN IN SHORT
SENTENCES NO MORE THAN 5
LINES LENGTH.
THEY TAKE NO MORE THAN 5
MINUTES