From the course: Organizing an Outline
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Understanding outlines
- What is an outline? You're probably familiar with writing an outline for a manuscript or project, but an outline can be any set of organized information. A meeting agenda is an outline. A recipe is an outline. A schedule is an outline. Even listing items off on your fingers is a type of outline. In each instance, the goal is the same. You've arranged the data, organized it, sequenced it, and worked with it to hone your key points and help focus your message. When these key points are all set, you fill in the rest with text and talk, pictures, a presentation, and so on. Because you've taken the effort to organize the data into an outline, your audience stays engaged. That's effective communications in action, and building an outline is the best way to get there. Like all projects, an outline starts in your head. It's a collection of thoughts, emotions, images, words, all coming out in a frantic manner. You have an idea of what you wanna communicate, but you must express that idea to…
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