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Beyond bullet points : using Microsoft® PowerPoint® to create presentations that inform, motivate and inspire /
- Title
- Beyond bullet points : using Microsoft® PowerPoint® to create presentations that inform, motivate and inspire / Cliff Atkinson.
- Author
- Atkinson, Cliff.
- Publication
- Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, c2005.
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Details
- Description
- xv, 223 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 216) and index.
- Contents
- Moving beyond bullet points: a three-step system ; Introducing the scenario ; Analyzing the problem ; Selecting a strategy ; Understanding the three-step approach ; Getting started. -- Setting the stage for your story in Act I: The Beyond the bullet points story template ; Writing using three ground rules ; Act I: Setting up your story ; Closing the curtain on Act I ; 10 tips for enhancing Act I. -- Fleshing out your story in Acts II and III: Introducing Acts II and III ; Act II: developing the action ; Specifying three main supporting points ; Act III: framing the resolution ; Reading your PowerPoint script aloud ; Reviewing your script with your team ; Lowering the curtain on your story template ; 10 tips for enhancing your story technique. -- Preparing and planning your storyboard: Introducing the storyboard ; Transferring your script to PowerPoint ; Preparing your storyboard ; Planning your spoken words ; Storyboarding using three ground rules ; Rehearsing with your headlines ; 10 tips for enhancing your storyboard. -- Choosing a design style for your storyboard: Designing using three ground rules ; Applying a variety of design techniques to three slides ; Choosing a style ; 10 tips for enhancing your slides. -- Expanding your graphical options: Snapping a screen shot ; Displaying detailed numbers ; Explaining an idea using a diagram ; Explaining an idea across slides using a chart ; Improving your storyboard ; Rehearsing the presentation ; Finalizing the notes pages ; Getting clearance and approvals ; 10 tips for enhancing your slides. -- Bringing your story to life: Producing using three ground rules ; Removing distractions ; Developing a dialog ; Improvising within constraints ; Presenting without being present ; And now presenting ; 10 tips for enhancing your production -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Aligning with the research, 2007 -- Appendix B : Using the beyond the bullet points slide formatter.
- ISBN
- 0735620520
- 9780735620520
- LCCN
- 2004118057
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library