This involves a performer being shown how to carry out a particular skill so that they can see what it looks like, e.g.
A live demonstration
A video
A photograph
Watching an event
Visual guidance allows learners to see a skill performed as a whole movement, or broken down into individual, smaller actions
This type of guidance is especially important for beginners learning new skills, who may struggle to follow spoken instruction without first being able to visualise a movement
Elite performers may rely less on visual guidance as they are more familiar with complex spoken terminology
Elite performers may make use of visual guidance in the form of slow motion video, or software that breaks movements down into a series of still images
Visual guidance should be:
Clear
Easy to understand
Shown at a realistic level of difficulty for the learner
