Beyond Bullet Points 3rd Edition

Acknowledgments; Dedication; Introduction; How this Book Is Organized; Where to Get the Companion Content; How to Access Your Online Edition Hosted by Safari; How to Get Support & Provide Feedback; Chapter 1: The Perfect PowerPoint Storm; 1.1 Stepping onto the Media Stage; 1.2 A Singular Story; 1.3 The Heart of the Problem; 1.4 Distilling the Essence; 1.5 Mixing Mediums; 1.6 Fade to Gray; 1.7 Stark Choices; 1.8 Winds of Change; 1.9 The Power of BBP in Your Hands; Chapter 2: Realigning Our PowerPoint Approach with the Research; 2.1 Three Bedrock Tools of PowerPoint; 2.2 Realignment 1: Use Slide Sorter View to Manage the Volume of Information in Your Presentation; 2.3 Realignment 2: Use Notes Page View to Synchronize What You Show and What You Say; 2.4 Realignment 3: Use Normal View to Guide Attention on the Screen; 2.5 A Well-Trained Tool; Chapter 3: Building a Foundation with the BBP Story Template; 3.1 What Does the Road Ahead Look Like?; 3.2 Sewing Up Understanding with BBP; 3.3 Step 1: Choose a Story Thread and a Pattern to Follow; 3.4 Step 2: Pull Through Whats Most Important First; 3.5 Step 3: Guide the Visual and Verbal Strands with Your Storyboard; 3.6 Getting Started with the BBP Story Template; 3.7 Writing Headlines Using Three Ground Rules; Chapter 4: Planning Your First Five Slides; 4.1 What Will You Show, Say, and Do in the First Five Slides?; 4.2 Starting with the Title and Byline; 4.3 Choosing a Story Thread; 4.4 Choosing a Pattern to Follow; 4.5 Closing the Curtain on Act I; 4.6 10 Tips for Enhancing Act I; Chapter 5: Planning the Rest of Your Slides; 5.1 And Now PresentingAct II; 5.2 Threading the Eye of the Needle Using a Hierarchy; 5.3 Prioritizing Your Slides; 5.4 Pulling Through Whats Most Important First; 5.5 Lowering the Curtain on Your Story Template; 5.6 10 Tips for Enhancing Your Story Template; Chapter 6: Setting Up Your Storyboard and Narration; 6.1 What Will You Show, Say, and Do During Every Slide?; 6.2 Preparing the Storyboard; 6.3 Planning for the Verbal Channel by Writing Down What Youll Say; 6.4 Planning for the Visual Channel by Sketching Your Storyboard; 6.5 Storyboarding Using Three Ground Rules; 6.6 10 Tips for Enhancing Your Storyboard; Chapter 7: Sketching Your Storyboard; 7.1 What Do I Sketch on Each Slide?; 7.2 Sketching the Act I Slides; 7.3 Sketching the Call to Action and Key Point Slides; 7.4 Sketching an Optional Navigation Bar; 7.5 Sketching the Explanation Slides; 7.6 Sketching the Detail Slides; 7.7 Sketching Your Story Template; 7.8 Ready, Set, Sketch!; Chapter 8: Adding Graphics to Your Slides; 8.1 Which Graphics Do I Add to Each Slide?; 8.2 Defining Your Design Constraints; 8.3 Adding Graphics Using Three Ground Rules; 8.4 Starting the Production Flow; 8.5 Applying Final Slide Layouts to Your Storyboard; 8.6 Adding Graphics to the Call To Action and Key Point Slides; 8...