{"id":1218,"date":"2013-05-12T10:05:56","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T14:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markkirkwood.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2013-05-12T10:05:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-12T14:05:56","slug":"a-presentation-to-achieve-the-greatest-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.markkirkwood.com\/?p=1218","title":{"rendered":"A presentation to achieve the greatest impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Developing the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For almost every presentation, follow this traditional rule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 12px;\">Tell them what you are going to tell them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Tell them.<\/li>\n<li>Then, tell them what you have told them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the same method that the ancient Greeks taught about the introduction, the body, and the conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Introduce the overall message and each of the supporting topics, like &#8220;I am going to cover (1), (2), and (3).&#8221; Then, discuss each of the supporting points in order and say in conclusion &#8220;I have covered (1), (2), and (3).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For the opening to the presentation, use the &#8220;CPF&#8221; acronym:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">C = Context\u2014What is the impetus for the presentation? 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