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Terms that indicate "pay attention, we're getting ready to change"
What are some of your favorite transitional words and phrases to use when writing for eLearning? I'm exploring effective words to use to provide coherence and to indicate a change in thought, i...
I liked Natalia's fade in/out idea.
How about making a bit more transitional by adding (gasp) bullets to the effect that (Fade to black: "Now that we covered A, B. and C, we're going to turn our attention to X, Y, and Z.). Fade to next screen.
A word or two for each bullet, just the highlights; this would recap the material just presented and act as an advanced organizer for the new material. No more than 8-10 seconds tops.
I'd probably throw in a gong sound and baby as well, just for motivation's sake... 
Michael