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read this book in a day. only the first couple of chapters of any use. the rest is intuition. it basically tells you how to create a presentation without using any bullet points by framing it in a story like fashion. it would work for marketing or business presentations but never for scientific ones. in a nutshell, this is what the book teaches:

Tell a story in a presentation

ACT I: frame a story/problem personal and relevant to the audience (emotional)

Scene 1, The setting : Where are we, and when is it?

Scene 2, The protagonist : Who are we in this setting?

Scene 3, The imbalance : Why are we here?

Scene 4, The balance : What do we want to see happen?

Scene 5, The solution : How do we get there from here? (ACTII continues of this tangent with actions)

Story variations:

ACT II: develop the action of the story, why your proposed recommendation is a good idea (reason)

Using a Logic Tree; frame main points, sub-points, and sub-sub points. At least 3 points, and each point with 3 sub-points, and again 3 sub’s per sub-point. If you have one hour, can go through all the sub-sub, if you only have 5 minutes, just go through the points. Thus you have a presentation that caters to all times.

The points should answer a why/what/how/who/when question that the audience will ask about the solution.

Sub-points should answer a how/why question raised from the main point. Insert evidence from research, papers, anecdotes, etc. here. Remember that ACT II is all about reasoning.

In the same way, sub-sub-points should reason how/why the sub-points are the way to go. But its better that the sub, and the sub-sub have different types of questions (how/why)

Before ending ACTII, recap act I scene 4 and end with a question mark to throw the question to the audience to make a decision (mixing emotion with reason). This reconfirms the audiences’ wants in ACTI

ACT III: resolution

Scene 1: The crisis (summary of ACTI)

Scene 2: The solution (last point of ACTI)

Scene 3: The climax (what you are pushing)

Scene 4: The resolution (simple slogan more for background for QnA)