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The BBP Basics - Creating the First Five Slides

If you're new to BBP or just looking for a refresher, watch the video of this workshop from Aug. 28, 2008 as we walk through the steps of creating the first five slides of any presentation using BBP.

In the video we start off with a review of the process, then we dive right in to apply it to the specific slides of a BBP Online member.

To launch the workshop video, click this link.



Video Timeline (Total Time 00:54:49)

Time

Activity

Detail

0:00:00

Introduction


00:01:50 Overview Core assumptions about communicating with an audience, sensory, long-term and working memory, BBP focuses on addressing the limited working memory
00:04:15 Act I Introduction to the story template, Act I - include classical elements of a story, the beginning of a storyboard
00:05:20 Setting Can be big picture or more focused, helps audience establish themselves
00:06:18 Role Making the audience the main character of the story in the setting
00:08:40 - Summary of a presentation - Defining the Call To Action slide
00:11:15 - Science and Art of creating an impact with your presentation
00:12:15 Act I Filling out Act I for a fictional presentation
00:14:05 - Working on a story template as if you were a Hollywood screenwriter, seeing the visuals that go along with the story as you are writing
00:19:45 -
Writing Act I for a financial services company, writing Act I so it focuses on the audience as opposed to detailing information about the company
00:21:50 -
Finding the sequence of ideas and thoughts and how they are executed creatively, there are many options, Act I helps you organize this process
00:23:35
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Last example of writing out Act I - outlining company goals
00:27:15 - Honing in on the specific emotional issue, the thing that the audience really cares about most
00:29:20 Example #1 Working with Doyline on her presentation, professional association, members are not as engaged as they should be.  She wants to give a presentation for how members can become more engaged in the chapter.
00:32:20 Call to action Members to engage the association
00:37:00
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Using an anecdote to deliver the setting of the presentation
00:39:30 Point A
Being unprepared for changes at work could be a breaking point for some people
00:43:15
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Re-writing the call to action slide, the IAAP "job emergency kit," creating a branded solution
00:50:30 - Doylene - getting to the core is the most difficult stage - discussion with Cliff
00:52:15 - Making the story relate to everyday life, this will make the most impact
00:53:50 Wrap Up Wrapping up with Doylene
00:54:49 End -



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