Rehearse three orientation cards in order, moving with Back and Next and editing the current sentence or delivery cue without leaving that card. It includes a proposed Letter print layout, but actual physical size, overflow and speaker readability remain print-proof questions rather than a claimed export.
Map one supplied beat to one numbered card
Paper 365's published cue-card workflow uses speaking beats, supporting notes, numbered previews and paper/print setup. Use one speaking beat per card and keep the delivery cue separate. Paper 365: Cue Card Maker
The original fictional outline is:
| ID / number | Beat title | Exact speaking text | Delivery cue |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 / 1 | Welcome | Welcome to the practice room. | Look up |
| C2 / 2 | Procedure | Choose a station, then ask before moving equipment. | Point to station map |
| C3 / 3 | Close | Return equipment and tell the facilitator what needs attention. | Pause for questions |
The order is C1, C2, C3. It is a practice script, not a verified library policy or a record of an actual orientation.
Edit the speaking sentence and delivery cue separately. Review any wording change with the speaker, especially if it changes an instruction such as returning equipment.
Separate words to say from actions to remember
Each card has its number/ID, title, speaking sentence and separately labeled Delivery cue. The cue is a reminder to the speaker, not part of the speech transcript.
For C2, Point to station map refers to a proposed delivery action. It does not establish that a real map exists or that pointing happened. The organizer must supply actual materials before using the deck for a real event.
Keep the beginning and ending of each sentence visible. The card is not complete merely because its title appears in a preview.
Before using the deck, read each sentence and cue against the supplied script. Check the final instruction on C3 as carefully as the opening welcome; a missed closing line can leave the equipment-return request unsaid.
Plan three five-by-three-inch cards on Letter
The proposed print sheet is Letter portrait, 8.5 × 11 inches, single-sided. Each card's outer box is 5 inches wide and 3 inches high, including its border and internal padding.
Use one centered column, three cards in source order, proposed half-inch page margins and one-eighth-inch gaps between cards. The usable page height is 11 - 1 = 10 inches. Cards plus two gaps occupy 9 + 0.25 = 9.25 inches, leaving 0.75 inch within that area.
The usable width is 8.5 - 1 = 7.5 inches, enough for the proposed five-inch card box. These are layout calculations, not a measured browser printout or printer guarantee.
Keep cut guides and numbering from adding unexpected box size. Disable browser headers/footers and use 100% scale as the planned calibration setting; check the actual paper choice, margins and printer output. Paper 365: Print Setup Guidance
Screen width and print inches are different constraints. A narrow screen can stack or scale a reading preview; it does not certify a physical five-by-three-inch print.
Flag overflow instead of shrinking or truncating
A draft type proposal is 18-point speaking text and 14-point delivery cues, with actual speaker approval still unknown. Record the accepted type floor before finalizing the deck.
If a longer replacement overflows the screen card, the page flags it for revision and keeps the full sentence in the input. Scroll the reading card to inspect the ending. The page does not shorten the text automatically.
This example keeps three cards. It has no control for adding a card or splitting an oversized sentence. If the speech needs more space, revise the script or layout separately and check the revised deck before rehearsal.
Each current card contains one sentence. Keep its full instruction available while deciding how to handle a longer replacement.
After a revision, read through the deck again in order and make a fresh test print. A previous print does not establish that the edited sentence still fits.
Rehearse and revise
Move through C1, C2, C3 with Next, then return with Back. Boundary clicks stay on the first or last card. Edit the current sentence or cue to see the same card update without automatically shortening it. The source wording stays available in the input; Reset restores all three original entries and returns to C1.
Any edit returns the print proof to Pending. Screen overflow checks can flag a visible card, but a screen fit does not establish physical print dimensions. The print stylesheet proposes the stated dimensions; it does not create a PDF or certify a printer result.
Copy a prompt for this example
Create one self-contained HTML three-card rehearsal deck with embedded CSS and JavaScript. Separate the speaking sentence from its delivery cue. Show the card number, ID, title, editable sentence and cue fields, and a large reading preview.
Use C1, Welcome: “Welcome to the practice room.” Its cue is “Look up.” C2, Procedure: “Choose a station, then ask before moving equipment.” Its cue is “Point to station map.” C3, Close: “Return equipment and tell the facilitator what needs attention.” Its cue is “Pause for questions.”
Start at Card 1 of 3. Back and Next stop at the first and last cards without wrapping. Editing updates only the current card and does not advance. Preserve entered wording exactly without shortening or rewriting. Reset restores all three original entries and returns to C1.
Make the screen reading card 480 logical pixels wide at most, 288 pixels high, and scrollable when necessary. Check vertical overflow when layout measurements are available. Keep full source text available and show an understandable overflow message.
Include a proposed print stylesheet for Letter portrait with half-inch margins. Arrange three centered outer boxes, each 5 by 3 inches, with one-eighth-inch gaps. Use 18-point speech and 14-point cues in print. Keep print overflow visible.
Keep physical size and print readiness Pending until an actual test print is measured. Do not add a PDF export or additional-card controls. Return only the complete HTML file.
Before a rehearsal, NOS can display this prepared HTML cue deck. Walk from welcome to close, read every final line, and measure a test print made from the print layout before calling the physical cards ready.