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Introduction |
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Making Headlines Beyond Bullet Points |
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Can I Really Change the World with a PowerPoint Presentation? |
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The Perfect PowerPoint Storm |
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2 | (3) |
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Stepping onto the Media Stage |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (4) |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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The Power of BBP in Your Hands |
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23 | (2) |
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Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks |
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25 | (30) |
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Three Bedrock Tools of PowerPoint |
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25 | (2) |
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Trick 1: Use Slide Sorter View to Manage the Volume |
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In Search of ``Research Reality'' |
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28 | (2) |
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Research Reality 1: You Have to Respect the Limits of Working Memory |
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30 | (5) |
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BBP Respects the Limits of Working Memory |
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35 | (3) |
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The Old Way Ignores the Limits of Working Memory |
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38 | (2) |
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Trick 2: Use Notes Page View to Sync Pictures and Narration |
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40 | (8) |
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Research Reality 2: You Have to Address the Two Channels |
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40 | (1) |
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BBP Addresses the Two Channels |
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41 | (2) |
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The Old Way Addresses Only One Channel |
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43 | (5) |
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Trick 3: Use Normal View to Guide the Eye and Ear |
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48 | (6) |
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Research Reality 3: You Have to Guide Attention |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (3) |
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The Old Way Does Not Guide Attention |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (30) |
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What Does the Road Ahead Look Like? |
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56 | (2) |
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Sewing Up Understanding with BBP |
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58 | (6) |
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The Heart and Brain of BBP: The Story Template |
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58 | (1) |
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The Built-In Story Structure |
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59 | (3) |
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62 | (2) |
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Step 1: Choose a Story Thread and a Pattern to Follow |
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Step 2: Pull Through What's Most Important First |
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65 | (3) |
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Step 3: Guide the Visual and Verbal Strands with Your Storyboard |
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Sketching the First Five Slides |
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70 | (1) |
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Sketching the Rest of the Slides |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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Adding Graphics to the First Five Slides |
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74 | (1) |
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Adding Graphics to the Rest of the Slides |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (2) |
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Presenting in Multiple Views |
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77 | (1) |
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Presenting with a Tablet PC |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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Documenting the Experience |
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79 | (2) |
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Getting Started with the BBP Story Template |
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81 | (1) |
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Writing Headlines Using Three Ground Rules |
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82 | (3) |
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Rule 1: Write Concise, Complete Sentences with a Subject and a Verb in Active Voice |
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Rule 2: Be Clear, Direct, Specific, and Conversational |
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83 | (1) |
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Rule 3: Link Your Ideas Across Cells |
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84 | (1) |
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Planning Your First Five Slides |
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What Will You Show, Say, and Do in the First Five Slides? |
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86 | (1) |
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Starting with the Title and Byline |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (13) |
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Orienting the Audience with the Setting Headline |
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89 | (1) |
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Interesting the Audience with the Role Headline |
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90 | (2) |
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Engaging the Audience with the Point A Headline |
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92 | (3) |
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Motivating the Audience with the Point B Headline |
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95 | (2) |
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Creating Dramatic Tension Between the Point A and Point B Headlines |
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97 | (2) |
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Focusing the Audience with the Call to Action Headline |
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99 | (2) |
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Choosing a Pattern to Follow |
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101 | (4) |
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Closing the Curtain on Act I |
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105 | (3) |
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Reviewing the Five Headlines |
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106 | (1) |
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Appealing to Your Audience's Emotions |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Act I |
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108 | (9) |
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Planning the Rest of Your Slides |
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117 | (38) |
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The Problems of Sequence and Priority |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (5) |
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Threading the Eye of the Needle Using a Hierarchy |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (18) |
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Justifying the Call to Action Headline with the Key Point Headlines |
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127 | (5) |
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Clarifying Each Key Point Headline with Its Explanation Headlines |
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132 | (4) |
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Backing Up Each Explanation Headline with Its Detail Headlines |
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136 | (4) |
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Fleshing Out the Rest of Act II |
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140 | (3) |
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Pulling Through What's Most Important First |
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143 | (3) |
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Lowering the Curtain on Your Story Template |
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146 | (2) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Your Story Template |
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148 | (7) |
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Setting Up Your Storyboard and Narration |
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What Will You Show, Say, and Do During Every Slide? |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (9) |
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Reformatting Your Story Template Manually |
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158 | (1) |
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Using the BBP Storyboard Formatter |
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159 | (6) |
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Practicing Scaling to Time |
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165 | (1) |
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Editing Your Headlines If Needed |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Planning for the Verbal Channel by Writing Down What You'll Say |
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166 | (4) |
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Planning for the Visual Channel by Sketching Your Storyboard |
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170 | (3) |
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Storyboarding Using Three Ground Rules |
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173 | (5) |
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Rule 1: Be Visually Concise, Clear, Direct, and Specific |
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173 | (1) |
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Rule 2: In Act II, Sketch Consistency Within Columns and Variety Across Columns |
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173 | (3) |
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Rule 3: Sketch Outside the Screen Too |
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176 | (2) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Your Storyboard |
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178 | (9) |
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Sketching Your Storyboard |
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187 | (40) |
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What Do I Sketch on Each Slide? |
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187 | (2) |
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Sketching the Act I Slides |
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189 | (14) |
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Sketching the Title Slide |
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190 | (1) |
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Sketching an Optional Introductory Slide |
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190 | (2) |
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Sketching the Setting Slide |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (2) |
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Sketching the Point A and Point B Slides |
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196 | (7) |
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Sketching the Call to Action and Key Point Slides |
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203 | (8) |
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Tripling Your Impact with Three Panels |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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Using Video, Sound, or Motion Graphics (Carefully) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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Raising Interest with Your Layouts |
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208 | (1) |
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Keeping the Motif Flowing |
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209 | (1) |
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Integrating the Interaction |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Sketching an Optional Navigation Bar |
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211 | (2) |
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Sketching the Explanation Slides |
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213 | (7) |
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Explaining Ideas by Building a Diagram |
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214 | (2) |
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Building a Chart Across a Series of Slides |
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216 | (1) |
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Sketching a Visual Organizer |
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217 | (1) |
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Completing the Explanation Slides |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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Sketching the Detail Slides |
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220 | (5) |
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222 | (2) |
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Adapting Your Sketches to Your Profession |
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224 | (1) |
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Sketching Your Story Template |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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Adding Graphics to Your Storyboard |
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227 | (52) |
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Which Graphics Do I Add to Each Slide? |
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227 | (1) |
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Defining Your Design Constraints |
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228 | (2) |
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Adding Graphics Using Three Ground Rules |
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230 | (10) |
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Rule 1: See It in Seconds |
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230 | (3) |
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Rule 2: Align the Aesthetics with the Audience |
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233 | (4) |
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Rule 3: Defend Your Foundation! |
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237 | (3) |
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Starting the Production Flow |
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240 | (3) |
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240 | (1) |
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Getting the Graphics You Already Have |
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241 | (1) |
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Getting the Graphics You Can Easily Find |
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241 | (1) |
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Creating the Graphics You Can |
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242 | (1) |
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Applying Custom Layouts to Your Storyboard |
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243 | (14) |
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Creating Layouts Manually |
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245 | (11) |
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Applying, Reviewing, and Refining the Layouts |
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256 | (1) |
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Adding Graphics to the Call to Action and Key Point Slides |
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257 | (2) |
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Duplicating and Positioning Key Point Slides 1 and 2 |
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259 | (1) |
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Creating the Act III Slides |
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260 | (1) |
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Preparing Slides That Don't Require Graphics |
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261 | (1) |
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Adding Graphics to the Act I Slides |
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262 | (2) |
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Adding Graphics to the Explanation Slides |
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264 | (4) |
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Fine-Tuning and Finishing Up |
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268 | (2) |
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Adding Graphics to the Title and Closing Credits Slides |
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268 | (1) |
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Reviewing and Adding Graphics to the Notes Pages |
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269 | (1) |
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Reviewing and Finalizing the Storyboard |
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270 | (2) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Your Storyboard |
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272 | (7) |
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Reviewing a Range of BBP Examples |
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279 | (42) |
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What Other Examples Can I See? |
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280 | (1) |
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Introducing a Case with The Trial |
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280 | (6) |
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Act I: The Classical Storytelling Foundation |
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281 | (1) |
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A Photographic Setting Slide |
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282 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Act I Slides for The Trial |
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282 | (2) |
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Reviewing the Call to Action and Key Point Slides for The Trial |
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284 | (2) |
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Keeping on Track with The Plan |
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286 | (9) |
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Writing Act I of the Story Template |
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286 | (1) |
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Researching and Adding Available Graphics for The Plan |
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287 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Act I Slides for The Plan |
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288 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Call to Action and Key Point Slides for The Plan |
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289 | (5) |
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Delivering The Plan Remotely |
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294 | (1) |
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Presenting Results with The Analysis |
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295 | (8) |
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Researching and Adding Available Graphics for The Analysis |
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298 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Act I Slides for The Analysis |
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299 | (2) |
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Reviewing the Call to Action and Key Point Slides for The Analysis |
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301 | (2) |
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Making Information Meaningful with The Report |
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303 | (5) |
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Researching and Adding Available Graphics for The Report |
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305 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Act I Slides for The Report |
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306 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Call to Action and Key Point Slides for The Report |
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306 | (2) |
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Engaging Students with The Class |
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308 | (5) |
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Researching and Adding Available Graphics for The Class |
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309 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Act I Slides for The Class |
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310 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Call to Action and Key Point Slides for The Class |
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311 | (2) |
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Putting Your Clients at the Center in The Pitch |
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313 | (5) |
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Researching and Adding Available Graphics for The Pitch |
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315 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Act I Slides for The Pitch |
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315 | (1) |
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Reviewing the Call to Action and Key Point Slides for The Pitch |
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316 | (2) |
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Handling Objections to BBP |
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318 | (3) |
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Delivering Your BBP Presentation |
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321 | (18) |
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Delivering Your Presentation Using Three Ground Rules |
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322 | (2) |
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Rule 1: Step into the Screen |
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322 | (1) |
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Rule 2: Remove the Distractions |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (5) |
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Preparing the Environment |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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Rehearsing Away Distractions |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (2) |
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329 | (3) |
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329 | (1) |
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Working Confidently with Your Slides |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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Improvising Within Constraints |
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332 | (1) |
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Keeping Control of Your Story |
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332 | (1) |
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Preparing for Different Contexts |
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332 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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Presenting Without Being Present |
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333 | (2) |
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Sending Your Notes Pages (Not Your Slides) |
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333 | (1) |
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Producing an Online Presentation |
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334 | (1) |
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And Now, Presenting . . . |
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335 | (1) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Your Delivery |
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335 | (4) |
Index |
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