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Step 3
Storyboarding off the computer. I take the Post-it notes roughly arranged in step
2 and lay them out in a sequence. The advantage of this method (compared
to the Slide Sorter view in PowerPoint or the Light Table view in Keynote) is
that I can easily add content by writing on an additional Post-it and sticking
it under the appropriate section without ever losing sight of the structure
and flow. In software, I have to switch to Slide mode to type or add an image
directly on a slide and then go back to the Slide Sorter mode to see the bigpicture
structure. Alternatively—and this is very popular with my Japanese
business students—you can print out blank slides, 12 slides per sheet, which
essentially gives you a larger version of a Moleskine Storyboard. If you want
larger slides, you can print out nine slides or six. You then can tape these to
the wall or spread them out on the desk, keeping them in a notebook when
you’re done. As shown below, you can sketch your visuals and write down your
key points in a printed version of slideware notes.
After eliminating many ideas created in their
brainstorming session, these participants in
Japan begin to build the structure of their
presentation by arranging their messages
in sequence. This part is still a bit messy as
they are continuing to eliminate and add new
ideas to improve their overall story.
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