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April, 2010
- BBP Tip: Make Your Storyboard Graphics Big and Chunky! Sent Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Make Your Storyboard Graphics Big and Chunky! You'll know you have a BBP storyboard when you can look at Slide Sorter view and see the big and chunky graphics that illustrate your top level story. See what we mean when you watch this 1-hour video of a recent BBP weekly workshop and you'll learn: How to find a good story metaphor within your existing presentation How to brainstorm a range of metphors to suit your audience How to illustrate your story metaphor with […]
- BBP Tip: Always use a Complete Sentence Headline. Sent Friday, April 2, 2010 Always use a Complete Sentence Headline. Make sure your audience gets the point by using a complete sentence as your headline, instead of a sentence fragment. Why? Because research backs it up. See more at this Beyond Bullets blog post: http://www.beyondbullets.com/2007/02/headline_news_r.html Best, - Cliff Visit the BBP Blog Follow Beyond Bullet Points on Facebook and Twitter Join the free BBP Online Community
March, 2010
- BBP Tip: Expand your BBP Story with 4 Columns Sent Thursday, March 18, 2010 BBP Tip: Expand Your BBP Story with 4 Columns If you find your presentation will last longer than 45 minutes, try using the 4-column version of the BBP Story Template, which helps you expand your ideas to up to 135 minutes. Download the Word document from this page: http://www.beyondbulletpoints.com/public/department15.cfm Keep in Touch Join us on Twitter @bbponline or @cliffatkinson and on Facebook
- BBP Tip: How to Draw on Your PowerPoint Screen Sent Wednesday, March 10, 2010 BBP Tip: How to Draw on Your PowerPoint Screen When you draw on the screen when you use PowerPoint to deliver your BBP presentation, you dramatically increase visual interest and can capture in writing the comments your audience makes. To learn how, download the PDF document, Presenting BBP with Two Views (Appendix B of the BBP book), at this link: http://www.beyondbulletpoints.com/Appendix_B.pdf Keep in Touch Join us on Twitter @bbponline or @cliffatkinson and on […]
- BBP Tip: Download the BBP Ground Rules and Checklists Sent Wednesday, March 3, 2010 BBP Tip: Download the BBP Ground Rules and Checklists If you want to make sure you've covered all the steps of BBP, be sure to download the BBP Ground Rules and Checklist (Appendix A of the BBP book). Just print it out and as you use BBP, cross out or check off the items you've completed. Download the file here: http://www.beyondbulletpoints.com/Appendix_A.pdf Keep in Touch Join us on Twitter @bbponline or @cliffatkinson and on Facebook
February, 2010
- BBP Tip: Refresh Your Story Sent Wednesday, February 10, 2010 BBP Tip: Refresh Your Story If you ever get stuck on figuring out your story, pick up a screenwriting book to inspire you. Some good books to check out are Story by Robert McKee, Story Structure Architect by Victory Lynn Schmidt, Screenplay by Syd Field, and Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder. Keep in Touch Join us on Twitter @bbponline or @cliffatkinson and on Facebook
- BBP Tip: Join the BBP Group at LinkedIn Sent Friday, February 5, 2010 BBP Tip: Join the BBP Group at LinkedIn If you're a member of the professional networking site LinkedIn, be sure to join the 274 members of the BBP group at this link: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=69203andtrk=hb_side_g Keep in Touch Join us on Twitter @bbponline or @cliffatkinson and on Facebook
January, 2010
- BBP Tip: Visit the new BBP Fan Page on Facebook Sent Wednesday, January 27, 2010 BBP Tip: Visit the new BBP Fan Page on Facebook Stay in touch with your fellow BBP'ers, and keep posted on events, on our new page on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/BBPbook Keep in Touch Join us on Twitter @bbponline or @cliffatkinson and on Facebook
- BBP Tip: Download Timo's PowerPoint Twitter Tools Sent Wednesday, January 20, 2010 BBP Tip: Download Timo's PowerPoint Twitter Tools Even when you're presenting, it's possible to insert yourself directly into the backchannel by using Timo Elliott's no-cost PowerPoint tools for Twitter. Give them a try at http://www.sapweb20.com/blog/powerpoint-twitter-tools/ Keep in Touch Join us on Twitter @bbponline or @cliffatkinson and on Facebook
- BBP Tip: Create a Presentation Home Page Sent Wednesday, January 13, 2010 BBP Tip: Create a Presentation Home Page Make more space in your presentation for conversation by putting more of your material online. That way your audience can use their laptops to find any detail they are looking for, while you make the best use of your time to discuss with them how the information can apply to their own specific situations. Learn more in the Backchannel book in Chapter 5. http://www.backchannelbook.com/ Keep in Touch Join us on Twitter […]