Unit 2 Communication Skills For Creative Media Production - Skimming and Scanning

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this unit a learner should:

1. Be able to extract information from written sources.
Written Sources: Books, journals, websites, magazines, newspapers, handouts.

Skimming is when you take a quick look at the text to get an idea of what it’s going to be about.

Scanning is when you scan the extract and pick out specific key words within the extract.

When skimming we might:

• Read the title
• Look at the introduction in the first paragraph
• Read headings and subheadings
• Notice pictures, graphics and charts
• Notice words and phrases that are bold, print or italics
• Read the last paragraph.

When we scanning we:

• Look for something  in particular
• Do not read every word
• Move our eyes quickly through the lines of text to identify a word or phrase
• Locate specific information.

2. Be able to create a report in a media production context.
3. Be able to pitch a media production proposal using appropriate technology.