ANA499A v1

Chapter 3: Structure – The Strategy You Choose
Critical errors are discussed, including trying to cover too much, losing the audience from the start. Losing the audience on the trail and not anticipating the audience’s bias.
Chapter 4: Visual Aids – Your Supporting Cast
Critical errors are discussed, including following the PowerPoint defaults and common practices.

Review all the resources on the Tutorials page, including the following four steps:
Step 1. Understand the weaknesses of following PowerPoint's defaults (video 5:01 minutes)
Step 2. Learn key principles of the assertion-evidence approach (video 3:52 minutes)
Step 3. Download an assertion-evidence template to create slides for your next talk
Step 4. Explain evidence by fashioning sentences on the spot after planning and practice (video 5:40 minutes)