CAS3 Staff Officer Guide - U.S. Army

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Staff Officer's Guide
b. Computer-generated presentations. For briefings at the division and installation levels, the
computer with a projection device is the preferred briefing method.
feature.
(1) Advantages:
(a) Easily viewed by a large audience.
(b) Presentation is easily and economically updated.
(c) Can easily highlight key points through the use of color and the application’s animation
(d) Easily transmitted electronically.
(e) Can incorporate video, if necessary.
(2) Disadvantages:
(a) Requires computer and projection equipment.
(b) Requires electricity.
c. Viewgraph transparencies (VGTs):
(1) Advantages:
(a) Easily viewed by a large audience.
(b) Can easily highlight key points on the transparency.
(c) Can revise/write on the transparency.
(d) Local production possible.
(e) Sequence of transparencies can be manually controlled.
(2) Disadvantages:
(a) Use of color is expensive.
(b) Distracting when use of white unfiltered light flashes on the screen.
(c) Requires electricity.
d. Chart pack. The chart pack, sometimes referred to as “butcher paper,” is one of the most
common and simplest visual aids to use, especially at lower levels.
(1) Advantages:
(a) Easily prepared.
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