| Video Timeline (Total Time 1:04:28) |
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Activity |
Detail |
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0:00:00 |
Introduction |
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| 00:01:00 |
Overview |
Act I and First Five Slides - review from Basics Video #1 |
| 00:03:33 |
Act II |
Starting with Key Point ideas - Background of Act II Top Level Points - Explanations - Details Constraint of new information a person can obtain in a limited amount of time |
| 00:07:00 |
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Logic Tree Structure of Act II - Structuring logical arguments pioneered by Barbara Minto - Hierarchy of information - Story, Reasoning, Evidence |
| 00:09:15 |
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Review of books that discuss brain science and how the mind structures memory |
| 00:10:45 |
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Act II is a pre-structuring of information to be held in the mind in a hierarchical way - critical thinking process |
| 00:14:00 |
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Act II similar to an organizational chart, structuring information like an executive function |
| 00:18:00 |
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Taking each headline of Act II and create visually prominent slides, overview of Act II basics |
| 00:20:00 |
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Different ways to use the Act II Template, left to right, or right to left |
| 00:22:05 |
Example #1 |
Jim's presentation - Medical device company trying to raise money for three technologies to treat cancer |
| 00:25:00 |
Act I |
Shape presentation around the investors instead of about the technology - starting to fill out Act I |
| 00:31:00 |
Act II |
Jumping into Act II - working on three key points with Jim |
| 00:35:30 |
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Explanation and detail of 1st key point - "Our devices are solid and protected" |
| 00:41:35 |
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Flushing out 2nd and 3rd key points with Jim |
| 00:44:45 |
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Review with Jim and suggestions for moving forward with the presentation, reviewing the goal |
| 00:48:40 |
Example #2 |
Dave's sales and educational presentation, professional service firm to large advertising companies |
| 00:52:10 |
Act I |
Production consultants, is using one a good fit for you? Filling out Act I with Dave |
| 00:54:25 |
Act II |
Starting Act II with Dave |
| 00:58:00 |
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Review of quick work flow with Dave to fill out Act II, and fine tuning key points |
| 1:03:40 |
Wrap Up |
Using Act II to start to build solid story structures |
| 1:04:28 |
End |
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