Class Outlines

Terms of Use: Each Class Outlines slide is ©2024 The Family History Guide Association. You may download the slides and modify their speaker notes as needed. The slide may not be modified in other ways without written permission from The Family History Guide Association. You may distribute a modified copy of these slides so long as a) the other content and copyright statements remain intact, and b) you add a "Modified by (your name)" statement at the beginning of the speaker notes.

Content: Basic level classes are noted by the green text and green border on the slide, while Interm. class outlines use a blue color scheme. Each class usually covers one Goal in The Family History Guide. You can remove or add content in your downloaded version of the speaker notes to expand or shrink coverage. Note: To view or edit speaker notes, open the slide and drag the short bar below the slide picture upwards.) As you study the articles and videos in the speaker notes, we recommend you add your own personal notes for points you want to explain further or emphasize.

Note : The length of each class will vary from about 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the discussions and participation. For example, if there are 10 speaker notes in a slide, spending 3 minutes per note will cover about 30 minutes, and 4 minutes per note covers abut 40 minutes. Q&A and exercises can be added for in-person classes or interactive Zoom sessions.

Presenting: To run the presentation, in Google Slides click the down-arrow next to Slideshow (top) and select "Presenter view." The speaker notes appear in a separate window from the slides. In the first slide, click the URL to open the subject matter in The Family History Guide. Then follow the speaker notes to present the material for the class. If you are presenting remotely, make sure you share only the current window with The Family History Guide website, not your entire desktop with the speaker notes window. Each link you open from The Family History Guide appears in a new browser tab. You can close them to return to the current page in The Family History Guide.

Followup: Those who attend the presentation can review the material simply by accessing this page—https://www.thefhguide.com/train-class-outlines.html—and selecting the class outline to view or download. The speaker notes become the study framework, and the articles and videos can be reviewed in more depth.

To locate the articles and videos from the speaker notes more easily in the Choice steps, you can mark their Resource Stars so they stand out on the web page (requires a free Online Tracker account).