{"id":1374,"date":"2017-12-17T05:23:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T05:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2019-01-16T18:58:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T18:58:50","slug":"presenting-the-family-history-guide-to-others-40-things-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/presenting-the-family-history-guide-to-others-40-things-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting The Family History Guide to Others: 40 Things to See"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For trainers, one of the unusual aspects of presenting The Family History\u00a0Guide website to others is that there is no slide deck involved; you simply show and explain the website.<\/p>\n<p>That leads to a few questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What elements do you show on the website?<\/li>\n<li>What sequence do you follow on the site?<\/li>\n<li>What are some good talking points for what you show?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore these questions, with the help of a new training aid: <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/Bob\/Desktop\/a-thefhguide\/40-Things-to-See.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40 Things to See (and Show) in The Family History Guide<\/a>. This Word doc is available in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-present.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presentations<\/a>\u00a0option of the Train menu on the website, with further explanations and details.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Do You Show?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;40 Things&#8221; PDF lists the essential items to cover in a 50-minute presentation of The Family History Guide. It&#8217;s a great introduction for most learners, and you can customize it if needed for your presentations.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the first two sections of 40 Things:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1379\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/menus1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/menus1.png 731w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/menus1-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The left column lists what to show; the middle column describes where to find the elements (links are provided for study convenience; they need not be clicked in the actual demo); and the right column describes what to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s the Sequence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s easy &#8211; you just go from number 1 to number 40, in order. You can add a minute or two at the beginning to introduce The Family History Guide; see <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/Bob\/Desktop\/a-thefhguide\/introduction.html#about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About The Family History Guide<\/a> on the site for ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Notice how the order follows the website menus, from left to right on the site. For example, the first 4 items in the list above focus on the Home page; then the next 6 items are covered in the Intro menu. Each section in 40 Things moves through the next available menu to the right, on the website.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1376\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/menus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/menus.png 642w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/menus-300x41.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Else Do I Say?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did you notice the gray text in the first picture above? Brief talking points are included in quotes; you can add your own as needed. Also, tips and instructions for your presentation are included in parentheses.<\/p>\n<p>There are two versions of 40 Things on the Presentations page of the website: one is for presenting, and the other is for attendees. The attendee version is the same, except it leaves out the gray text that&#8217;s designed for presenters.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-present.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presentations<\/a>\u00a0page for more ideas on how to use &#8220;40 Things to See and Show in The Family History Guide&#8221; and see how easy and enjoyable your presentations can be!<\/p>\n<p class=\u201cwv-ignore\u201d>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.websitevoice.com\/gdg8sme9Co8djc4uHOHRfA\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n  window.wvData=window.wvData||{};function wvtag(a,b){wvData[a]=b;}\n  wvtag('id', 'gdg8sme9Co8djc4uHOHRfA');\n  wvtag('text-selector', '.entry-inner');\n  wvtag('widget-style', {\n    className: 'wv-circle-small',\n    contrast: 'wv-contrast-dark'\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For trainers, one of the unusual aspects of presenting The Family History\u00a0Guide website to others is that there is no slide deck involved; you simply show and explain the website. 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