Acknowledgments |
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About the Author |
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Introduction: A Canvas of Light |
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1 A Theater of Persuasion |
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Stepping onto the Media Stage |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (4) |
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9 | (3) |
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Distilling to the Essence |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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2 Busting the Top 3 Myths About PowerPoint |
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The State of the Art of Presentations |
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20 | (2) |
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The Old Story about PowerPoint |
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22 | (2) |
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Myth 1 Your Audience Will "Get" Whatever You Show Them |
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Myth 2 The Same Slide Works Equally Well as Both a Visual on a Screen and as a Printed Handout |
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Myth 3 Making a List Is an Effective Way to Present Information |
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The Opportunity: Using PowerPoint to Tell a Persuasive Story that Gets Results |
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3 The 5 Principles and 10 Building Blocks of Persuasive Visual Storytelling |
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Introducing the BBP Story Template |
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51 | (2) |
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The Five Principles of Visual Storytelling |
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53 | (8) |
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The 10 Building Blocks of a Persuasive Storyboard |
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Getting Started with the BBP Story Template |
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4 Crafting Your Story Structure |
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What Will You Show, Say, and Do in the First Few Slides? |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (16) |
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98 | (3) |
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Closing the Curtain on Act I |
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101 | (2) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Act I |
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103 | (8) |
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5 Anchoring Your Story in Your Audience's Minds |
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And Now Presenting...Act II |
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111 | (4) |
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Tapping the Power of Hierarchy |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (18) |
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Pulling Through What's Most Important First |
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135 | (3) |
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Lowering the Curtain on Your Story Template |
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138 | (1) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Your Story Template |
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139 | (6) |
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6 Thinking Like a Storyboard |
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What Will You Show, Say, and Do During Every Slide? |
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146 | (1) |
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Planning for the Verbal Channel by Writing Down What You'll Say |
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156 | (4) |
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Planning for the Visual Channel by Sketching Your Storyboard |
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160 | (2) |
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Storyboarding Using Three Guidelines |
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162 | (6) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Your Storyboard |
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168 | (5) |
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7 The Magic of Sketching your Graphics First |
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What Do I Sketch on Each Slide? |
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Sketching the Act I Slides |
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Sketching the Title Slide |
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176 | (1) |
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Adding a Speaker Introduction Slide |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (2) |
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Sketching the Relevance Slide |
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180 | (1) |
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Create a Simple Visual Prompt with a Photo |
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181 | (1) |
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Tap into the Power of Paper |
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182 | (1) |
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Sketching the Challenge and Desire Slides |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (2) |
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Unlock Information with a Visual Prompt |
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187 | (1) |
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Link the Act I Slides with a Visual Story |
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187 | (2) |
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Sketching the Map and Anchor Slides |
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189 | (4) |
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Using Video, Sound, or Motion Graphics (Sparingly) |
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193 | (1) |
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Raising Interest with Your Layouts |
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194 | (1) |
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Keeping the Theme Flowing |
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195 | (2) |
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Presenting with More than One Speaker |
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197 | (1) |
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Sketching an Optional Navigation Bar |
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197 | (2) |
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Sketching the Explanation Slides |
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199 | (1) |
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Sketching a Visual Organizer |
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Sketching Headline-Only Explanation Slides |
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201 | (1) |
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Sketching the Backup Slides |
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Explaining Ideas by Building a Diagram |
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Building a Chart Across a Series of Slides |
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205 | (1) |
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Completing the Backup Slides |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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Adapting Your Sketches to Your Profession |
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207 | (1) |
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Sketching Your Story Template |
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208 | (1) |
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Bbp Checklist: Sketching the Storyboard |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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8 Getting Graphics, Quick and Easy |
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211 | (38) |
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Which Graphics Do I Add to Each Slide? |
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211 | (12) |
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Starting the Production Flow |
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223 | (6) |
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229 | (10) |
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Creating the Act III Slides |
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239 | (1) |
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Fine-Tuning and Finishing Up |
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240 | (4) |
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BBP Checklist: Adding Graphics to the Storyboard |
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244 | (1) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Your Storyboard |
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244 | (5) |
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9 Delivering Your Visual Story |
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249 | (18) |
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Delivering Your Presentation Using Three Guidelines |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (3) |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (4) |
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Preparing for Different Contexts |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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10 Tips for Enhancing Your Delivery |
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262 | (5) |
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10 Present This, Not That |
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267 | (30) |
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What Other Examples Can I See? |
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268 | (1) |
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Example: Presenting in Court |
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268 | (6) |
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Example: Presenting a Plan |
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274 | (6) |
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Example: Presenting Research Results |
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280 | (5) |
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Example: Presenting a Report |
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285 | (3) |
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Example: Presenting in a Classroom |
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288 | (3) |
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Example: Presenting a Pitch |
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291 | (3) |
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Handling Objections to Visual Storytelling |
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294 | (3) |
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297 | (2) |
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B Starting Your Challenge and Desire Headlines |
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299 | (4) |
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C Starting Your Map Headlines |
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303 | (4) |
Index |
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