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Why create an outline first?

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Why create an outline first?

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- [Narrator] Now that I've got you convinced to at least consider doing the outline first, that's good news. Remember the outline is going to save you a bunch of time. You'll be able to organize your thoughts very quickly. And in fact, in just a few pages you could typically fit an entire presentation. Now some of you might be questioning that logic. So I'll put it back to you. If your presentation is quickly turning into a book, well that may not be your best presentation. Remember the goal is to write bullets that encapsulate a thought. Just put the bare minimum of information on the page. This allows the viewer or the audience member to encode what you're saying. What you're really doing is just getting them some key points that they can use to jot down notes and serve as memory triggers. Your job is not to present the slides. Your job is to give a great presentation, and the slides support you. Before we build the…

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