{"id":390,"date":"2016-01-29T12:28:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T19:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/?p=390"},"modified":"2023-06-13T21:37:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:37:24","slug":"new-template-components","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/new-template-components\/","title":{"rendered":"New Template Components"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Effective immediately, all\u00a0members using the SpeechDeck editor will have access to additional Template components.\u00a0All users now\u00a0have access to the &#8220;Basic Story&#8221; template plus the following 7 storyline pairs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outline triplet<\/li>\n<li>Enumeration triplet<\/li>\n<li>Pros &amp; Cons<\/li>\n<li>Q &amp; A<\/li>\n<li>Problem &amp; Solution<\/li>\n<li>Cause &amp; Effect<\/li>\n<li>Principle &amp; Practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, including the &#8220;Pro \/ Con&#8221; template will automatically add story cards for 3 points in favor and 3 against. Since the storyline pairs are so common, templates save you the need to insert the story cards separately.<\/p>\n<p>You can build your entire outline simply by dragging and dropping pre-formatted template components.<\/p>\n<h3>Premium templates<\/h3>\n<p>Premium SpeechCrafter subscribers will also have access to additional\u00a0advanced templates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basic outline &#8211; intro, 3 illustrations, and conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Before you begin &#8211; techniques to use before an intro<\/li>\n<li>Introduction &#8211;\u00a05 steps to begin<\/li>\n<li>Conclusion &#8211; 5 steps to conclude<\/li>\n<li>Generic Illustration &#8211; 5 steps to add color<\/li>\n<li>Quotation &#8211; pre-formatted quotes with 4 steps<\/li>\n<li>Transition &#8211; insert this text block at every transition<\/li>\n<li>Call to Action &#8211; ask for what you want<\/li>\n<li>Headline &#8211; add a headline text card to each illustration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The premium templates include detailed instructions. Advanced templates include step by step outlines and colored\u00a0technique card suggestions for each step.<\/p>\n<h3>Upgraded features<\/h3>\n<p>This upgrade includes two new styles: &#8220;Placeholder&#8221; and &#8220;Headline.&#8221; The Headline styles\u00a0is designed for you to highlight the most important takeaway sentence of each illustration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/placeholders.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-395\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-395\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/placeholders-300x64.png\" alt=\"placeholders\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/placeholders-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/placeholders.png 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The upgrades template feature also now uses the &#8220;placeholder&#8221; style. When you include a template in your presentation, each suggestion story or illustration point will be pre-formatted with text rows that each include brief instructions for what type of wording will be effective.<\/p>\n<p>Simply click the instructions placeholder and type. The placeholder will be replaced by your script text and it will be pre-formatted in an appropriate style.<\/p>\n<p>If you are creating your own templates, use the placeholder style to give yourself fill-in-the-blank customization.<\/p>\n<p>These placeholders help you save time and also help you ensure that you include all the necessary components to deliver an attention grabbing, influential presentation and make a lasting impact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective immediately, all\u00a0members using the SpeechDeck editor will have access to additional Template components.\u00a0All users now\u00a0have access to the &#8220;Basic Story&#8221; template plus the following 7 storyline pairs: Outline triplet Enumeration triplet Pros &amp; Cons Q &amp; A Problem &amp; Solution Cause &amp; Effect Principle &amp; Practice For example, including the &#8220;Pro \/ Con&#8221; template [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[63],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1137,"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390\/revisions\/1137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}