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How to Make
Bullet Points
By Danielle Nocon
HANDS ABOVE YOUR HEAD!
Don't even THINK
about reaching for
those bullet points!
WHY?
Do you want
to be guilty of
causing Death by
PowerPoint?
I should think not!
But have no fear.
Making bullet points vanish does not
require voodoo.
simple steps:
Just follow these
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Start
with a completely
blank slide. 1
Then,
think of the
bullet one point
you want to make
with that
slide.
2
Blogs are like sharks
Finally,
imagine a
visual representation
for that one
point.
3
Blogs are like sharks
Now, suppose you feel that each bullet
sub-point is important enough to
warrant its own slide.
Rinse and repeat
A shark must keep
moving or die.
A blog must be regularly
updated or it too will die.
How often should you
update your blog?
Some successful blogs
are updated once a
week, others several
times a day.
The key is to be consistent.
A shark must
keep moving
or die.
A blog must be
regularly updated
or it too will die.
How often should you update your blog?
Some successful blogs are updated once
a week, others several times a day.
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The key is to be consistent.
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The previous exercise was inspired by an example from
Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
Finally, let's try
something a bit
more challenging.
This made me sad
because I nearly
missed learning
about fascinating
and important
developments in the
realm of organizational
leadership – due in great
part to a dull PowerPoint.
See for yourself…
To hear the speech, click the next slide.
This slide is covered from 4:24 to 8:47.
Now, let’s work
our magic.
The Power of
Appreciative
Inquiry
WHY
APPRECIATIVE
INQUIRY
WORKS
FREEDOM TO Be Known in Relationship
FREEDOM TO Be Heard
FREEDOM TO Dream in Community
FREEDOM TO Contribute
FREEDOM TO Act with Support
Be Positive FREEDOM TO
The preceding example was inspired by
Appreciative Inquiry, Improvisation, and Relational Leading
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtzn6SF7W-0)
Now you try.
Remember…
1 Start with a blank slide
2 Think of one point
3 Imagine a visual
And never feel like you have to fight
those bullet points alone.
Danielle is always just an email away:
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