Act II of the story template is your disciplined guide that helps you make the tough decisions about whether to include or exclude ideas and automatically prioritizes for you every slide from the most important to the least. When you work with the storyboard, keep in mind that in Act II, it’s all about the hierarchy.

Rule 2: in Act II, sketch Consistency Within Columns and Variety Across Columns If you find that you start making many changes to slide headlines, go back to the story template directly to work out the structural issues you are having before returning to the storyboard. As you reword a headline in PowerPoint, go back and edit the headline in the story template as well. Not only does a simple illustration help you make your visual point quickly, it also will guide you to avoid the extraneous detail that would otherwise clog the eye of the needle of working memory of your audience.Īs you sketch, always pay special attention to the wording of the headlines as you read through them in Slide Sorter view to reword them and tie them together more tightly. When you sketch your storyboard, use the simplest illustration possible without any excess detail. Whether you use words or visuals to communicate, your singular goal should be to get across the most meaning in the most efficient way possible. Just as you strive to be concise, clear, direct, and specific with your words, you should strive to be the same with your visuals. Rule 1: Be Visually Concise, Clear, Direct, and specific Whether you have an electronic or paper version, as you review and work with your new storyboard, three ground rules can help you and your audience to stay connected to the big picture.

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