Tuesday Tip: Use Progressive Reveal to Direct Attention

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Today’s tip is a simple way to make your eLearning more engaging and effective. Let’s say you need a quick way to focus learners’ attention, such as when you want them to focus on an individual step in a process.In a recent Trivantis® webinar, Diane Elkins, Founder of Artisan E-Learning and co-author of the popular E-Learning Uncovered book series, shared this tip: use progressive reveal to direct attention.“At a minimum, one of the things you can do to help make your slides more engaging is called progressive reveal, where you only reveal bullets one at a time,” says Diane. “It kind of feels like a boring, been there, done that technique, but there’s a valid reason for it… it helps direct your attention.”So whether you have graphics and diagrams that illustrate your point or you merely have a few bullet points on the slide, when you design them to reveal information progressively, you’re helping keep learners’ focus. You’re not distracting them with other things. And at the same time, they’re not reading ahead and missing something.By directing learners’ attention, you’re telling them where they should be looking at any given time.Check out this example of progressive reveal that Diane created in the video below.

To learn more of Diane’s tips for going beyond boring bullet points, watch the recorded webinar: Beyond Bullet Points: 7 Tips for Better eLearning.Want to be the first to know about new upcoming webinars, eBooks, and other eLearning resources? Subscribe to emails from the Trivantis team.