structure and slides for a great talk
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When you're crafting a presentation, the narrative structure you use and the slides you create to support your message make a big difference in how effective you'll be. Get tips on using narrative and slides to create an effective presentation.TRANSCRIPT
Structure and Slides for a Great Talk
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Picture of terrified person
The List of Things That Terrify Me
I’ll Screw Uphttps://www.flickr.com/photos/kelseye/
They’ll Laugh at Mehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/cheriejphotos/
They’ll Ignore Mehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/markhillary/
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60 min=Way Too Long
60 min≠Long Enough
Narrative and Structure
Once upon a time…
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Picture of stump speech
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Picture of storyteller
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Chit-Chat: 3 minCatch up on new happenings:
20 minRehash old stories: 20 minPure gossip: 10 minPromises to meet again much
sooner next time: 7 min
3 Typical Structures
• Marketing pitch
3 Typical Structures
• Marketing pitch• The hero’s journey
3 Typical Structures
• Marketing pitch• The hero’s journey• 5-Paragraph theme
3 Typical Structures
Marketing Pitch
Problem
Marketing Pitch
ProblemYour Life Sucks as a Result
Marketing Pitch
ProblemYour Life Sucks as a ResultOur Product/Service Is
Solution!
Marketing Pitch
ProblemYour Life Sucks as a ResultOur Product/Service Is
Solution!How to Get It
Marketing Pitch
ProblemYour Life Sucks as a ResultOur Product/Service Is
Solution!How to Get ItVision of Your New Life
Marketing Pitch
Hero’s Journey
Character Introduced
Hero’s Journey
Character IntroducedSituation
Hero’s Journey
Character IntroducedSituationChallenges/Trials
Hero’s Journey
Character IntroducedSituationChallenges/TrialsHero Resolves Challenges
Hero’s Journey
Character IntroducedSituationChallenges/TrialsHero Resolves ChallengesVictory!
Hero’s Journey
Character IntroducedSituationChallenges/TrialsHero Resolves ChallengesVictory!
Hero’s Journey
5-Graph Theme
Intro: Tell ’Em What You’re Going to Tell ’Em
5-Graph Theme
Intro: Tell ’Em What You’re Going to Tell ’Em
3 Supporting Points: Tell ’Em
5-Graph Theme
Intro: Tell ’Em What You’re Going to Tell ’Em
3 Supporting Points: Tell ’EmConclusion: Tell ’Em What
You Told ’Em
5-Graph Theme
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How Do You Do That?
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*Not Kidding
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Picture of post its and sharpies
*Not Kidding
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Support
Narrative Path
Bacon ipsum dolor sit amet enim spare ribs dolore dolore. Tri-tip capicola sirloin incididunt brisket deserunt. Sunt corned beef turducken kielbasa dolore. Adipisicing swine short ribs exercitation, venison consequat strip steak dolore hamburger porchetta prosciutto ut fatback kielbasa.
Andouille consequat aute, aliquip consectetur biltong landjaeger nulla. Filet mignon veniam velit esse. Voluptate ball tip tenderloin nostrud cupidatat. Meatball pariatur esse ullamco, tenderloin andouille ea chicken nostrud pork chop do hamburger short ribs culpa. Ribeye pork chop non pastrami laborum in tempor doner. Mollit est cow in kielbasa dolore excepteur porchetta nisi bresaola sausage non.
Reprehenderit strip steak culpa hamburger leberkas do. Tenderloin meatloaf capicola, quis voluptate magna laboris sunt prosciutto. Ea pork consectetur ribeye shank. Id nulla spare ribs shankle frankfurter bresaola.
Voluptate porchetta laboris chicken nostrud filet mignon. Cillum dolore veniam bacon in labore. Jerky ut tail culpa, consectetur consequat deserunt enim porchetta sed ut. Cow dolore ut ut enim est venison turkey. Officia ut tail fugiat cillum strip steak ullamco beef. Pig occaecat doner, aute jerky tenderloin quis strip steak dolor. Andouille anim tempor, sint labore brisket tri-tip mollit officia consequat chuck turducken.
Do velit ad adipisicing tongue shankle. Rump aliquip fatback, pariatur ground round sirloin tenderloin frankfurter in nulla ut reprehenderit voluptate. Tongue aliquip dolore short loin doner sint spare ribs duis qui nulla sausage officia. Et turducken tempor sint, qui commodo laborum. Nostrud ball tip esse kevin culpa, tenderloin veniam ground round voluptate aute irure aliquip.
Pork nisi corned beef, pig commodo id rump ball tip anim ut ground round pancetta irure. In exercitation esse dolor. Eiusmod est andouille pork belly, filet mignon ex irure dolor laboris leberkas sed. Boudin dolor commodo leberkas.
Pork cupidatat pig venison adipisicing rump quis. Id pork loin incididunt ea, doner venison meatball tempor hamburger. Eiusmod shoulder do, ea ex leberkas short ribs id culpa jowl rump. Mollit dolore officia shoulder. Esse brisket deserunt short ribs, jowl capicola beef ut in voluptate pork belly. Sint ham hock commodo ham ball tip velit tri-tip nulla turducken tail kielbasa non.
How big?
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Copyright
Copyright
Transitions
Transitions
Ch-ch-changes
Transitions
Ch-ch-changes
New stuff happening
Transitions
Ch-ch-changes
New stuff happening
And new things
Transitions
Ch-ch-changes
New stuff happening
And new things
Then something changes
Thank God, finally done
When to Usea Transition
• When we see all the text• We can’t help but read it• Instead of paying
attention
Less Effective
More Effective
• When we see all the text
More Effective
• When we see all the text• We can’t help but read it
More Effective
• When we see all the text• We can’t help but read it• Instead of paying
attention
More Effective
The Whole Story
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