Storyboard a micro-demo with Mayer’s principles
Plan a short training demo that reduces split attention and highlights the essential action.
Micro-demo storyboard State Show the starting screen or situation. Signal Highlight where learners should attend. Act Perform one visible action with matching narration. Consequence Pause to show what changed and why it matters. Start on the approval queue with only the needed panel visible. Removing extra panels reduces irrelevant visual processing. Say, “Watch the approval reason field,” and highlight it before clicking. Signaling directs attention before the action happens. Select the reason and narrate the decision in the same moment. Temporal alignment helps learners connect words to visuals. Pause on the changed status and ask what evidence justified approval. The…
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