Chapter 3. Building a Foundation with the BBP Story Template

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL:

  • Learn how Beyond Bullet Points (BBP) addresses the limited capacity of your audience’s working memory to process new information.

  • Review step by step how the BBP Story Template creates the foundation for your presentation that you will build upon with your narration and graphics.

  • Prepare the BBP Story Template, and review three ground rules for writing headlines.

PREPARING A PRESENTATION is complex and difficult from a couple of perspectives. From a presenter’s point of view, you have many things you want to say and show during a presentation, and you would like your audience to integrate the new information into clear understanding in long-term memory, as shown ...

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