: 39 1 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com COMMUNICATE BETTER! (USING LOGIC) August 2010 (Revised) © Copyright, Arnaud Chevallier. All rights reserved. See / download this presentation at powerful-problem-solving.com

2 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com So, you have something to say Cartoons are from Cartoonbank.com 2

3 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com ... but you don’t know how to say it 3 Cartoons are from Cartoonbank.com

4 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com Using logic can help you improve your thinking and communication 4

5 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com This presentation shows how to use logic to improve your thinking and communication Introduce optimally Include the right information Tell a story Choose the order of components Use pyramids Use the right sequence Relate each idea w/ others Optimize w/ additional tips Use logic to improve your thinking and communication 5

6 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com 6 Introduce optimally Include the right information Tell a story Choose the order of components Use pyramids Use the right sequence Relate each idea w/ others Optimize w/ additional tips Use logic to improve your thinking and communication

7 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com Primary idea Primary supporting ideas Introduction Supporting data Effective communications are pyramidal 7

8 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com Must be a story! The introduction is a story that takes your audience from what they know to what you want them to know WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE KNOWS INTRODUCTION WHAT YOU WANT YOUR AUDIENCE TO KNOW Cartoon is from Cartoonbank.com 8

9 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com Every introduction has a situation, a {complication/problem} and a {key question/answer} And/or Situation Complication Key question Answer 9

10 : 39 Download this presentation at http://powerful-problem-solving.com The situation is a declaration that you know that your audience agrees with Establishes time and place Generates the reaction: “I agree, but so what?” / “Why are you telling me this?” Contains only the elements critical for understanding this problem Is self-sufficient: it can be understood without additional information Is no controversial: your audience has to agree with it Situation 10

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