Focus Tips
Cannot Start a Presentation
Move from blank slides to a real draft.
The Problem
You have a talk or deck due and the blank first slide mocks you. You fiddle with templates and fonts instead of content, and the deadline creeps closer with nothing substantial built.
Strategies to Overcome It
- 1Write the script or outline in plain text before touching slides.
- 2Start with the one key message, then build around it.
- 3Steal a structure: problem → solution → proof → ask.
- 4Set a timer to produce 10 ugly slides, no formatting.
- 5Rehearse the opening out loud to find your thread.
Your 2-Minute Action
Open a doc and write the three points you must convey. That outline is the skeleton your slides will hang on.