9.4. Pulling it all together

If you are making a longer presentation then having three points is not enough to hold the content together in an effective way. In these cases you need to develop layers of plans.

For example, if you were making a long presentation to graduates on why they should join your company you could use the following structure.

Main planMain plan pointsSecondary plan and points
Clock1 First part of your careerGlobe

1 Work at the office

2 Work at the client site

3 Work from home
 2 After three yearsPerspectives

1 Your bosses

2 Your peers

3 Your subordinates
 3 After six yearsBenefits

1 Financial

2 Status

3 Challenge

One other beauty of this approach – you can design presentations very quickly.

Test this out. Write down the three ...

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