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Often the default settings in graphing programs include too much extraneous graphic detail that can confuse readers and cause them to stop engaging with the report.MethodDescriptive chart titles
Descriptive subtitles in a chart can highlight the key takeaway points for the reader. This is particularly important when graphs must stand alone, without the assistance of the evaluation to help interpret them.MethodHeadings as summary statements
Headings are extremely important to the readability of reports and documents.MethodDisplays and exhibits
Through the use of pictures, video or audio representations, maps or models, displays and exhibits can be used to draw attention to certain issues and assist in community engagement.MethodReporting needs analysis
Conducting a needs analysis with your client to determine their reporting requirements.MethodCommunication plan
A communication plan outlines the strategies that will be used to communicate the results of your evaluation.MethodVerbal Briefings
Verbal briefings are a way of providing specific information to an audience of interested participants allowing for a structured question and answer format based on that information.MethodStatistical generalisation
Statistical generalisation involves statistically calculating the likely parameters of a population using data from a random sample of that population.MethodWebconference
Webconferencing is a conference hosted on the internet that can allow people who live in different parts of the world to get together.MethodVideoconference
Videoconferences can be used to gather data, communicate about the evaluation, including reporting findings, receive feedback about the evaluation report, and plan for utilization.MethodTeleconference
Teleconferences can be used to facilitate the discussion of evaluation findings via telephone.MethodParticipatory recommendation screening
This option allows users to test recommendations with key stakeholders.MethodElectronic democracy
Electronic democracy uses new and emergent forms of media to engage community members in seeking to influence the decision-making process by allowing them to apply pressure to those in power over a diverse range of issues.MethodRecommendations tracking
Tracking recommendations involves keeping a transparent record of the responses to and action from recommendations.MethodAnnual review
Annual reviews of major evaluation findings and conclusions, based on evaluation studies completed during the preceding year, can be a useful way to support use.MethodPolicy briefing
Policy briefs are designed to outline findings and recommendations in an accessible manner for specific target audiences.MethodSocial learning
Social learning is an approach to learning that focuses on how people learn through social interactions, such as modelling, making connections, sharing experiences and resources, collaboration and self-organization.MethodConference co-presentations
Conference co-presentations take place when evaluators and evaluation commissioners or users jointly present findings or discussions about processes from an evaluation.MethodEvaluation standards
Evaluation standards identify how the quality of an evaluation will be judged. They can be used when planning an evaluation as well as forMethodColour blindness
People who are affected by colour blindness are unable to distinguish between different hues of certain colours.MethodAide memoire
An aide-memoire generally refers to a document that is produced to summarise key findings and important recommendations of an evaluation.MethodExternal review
This method involves facilitating a review of the evaluation by an external expert or anonymous reviewer.MethodSlide presentation
A verbal presentation of results can ensure that intended users have an opportunity to be briefed on the results and to engage in a discussion about them.MethodConsensus conference
A consensus conference is a formal public meeting, which gives the general public the chance to contribute to and be involved in the assessment of an issue or proposal.MethodSocial media communications
Social media refers to online communication platforms that allow participants to create and share content with people in their networks.MethodInfographics
An infographic (short for 'information graphic') represents data visually so that the information is able to be quickly and easily understood.MethodConferences
Attendance at professional conferences to understand how other evaluators frame and discuss their findings is a key component of building evaluation capacity.MethodThematicAnalysis.net
This website describes thematic analysis, "a range of qualitative research methods that are used for exploring and interpreting patterned meaning across datasets."ResourceThe ‘5-whys’ method
This document explains the idea behind the 'Five Whys' method.ResourceProcess tracing
This document explores the challenges, uses and application of process tracing as a method for tracing the causal relationship of events and outcomes.ResourceStrategies to reduce costs
Reducing costs is something to consider if evaluation costs outweigh the predicted benefits or available resources.MethodWork with universities to staff the evaluation
This strategy requires management leadership and uses the rule of thumb approach to estimate the percentage of project funds to spend on evaluation which could be done more accurately by developing an initialMethod