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LaurenMilstid
14 years agoCommunity Member
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...
DennisCoffen
14 years agoCommunity Member
I like the inclusion of silence...especially if the rest of the piece has audio of some sort...it is a sneaky way to get the attention of the viewer. The lack of sound is enough to make them think they are supposed to do something, so they come back to you to find out.
I also like to use questions to transition between segments...since often times the question is used to build the course anyway. It is kind of like the good old carrot and the stick.
Thoughts?