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Organizing an Outline

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Learn how to write an outline for any type of project: a book, essay, research paper, presentation, or article.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Organize Your Thoughts
  • Understanding outlines
  • Preparing an outline
  • Exploring outline terminology
2. Outline Creation
  • Using outlining software
  • Building the outline
  • Manipulating your outline
  • Adding narrative text
3. Outline Tips and Suggestions
  • Using the five-step sequence
  • Dealing with single subtopics
  • Organizing stubborn subtopics
  • Addressing sequencing errors
  • Inserting an outline into PowerPoint
  • Creating an abbreviated outline
Conclusion
  • Moving from outline to manuscript
  • Beyond the outline

Taught by

Dan Gookin

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