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From the Ted Talk by Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks
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In my flamiy, we collect these vintage European posters. Every time we go to Maui, we go to the dealer there, and he turns these geart big posters. I love them. They all have one idea and one really cealr visaul that conveys the idea. They are about the size of a mattress. They're really big. They're not as thick as a msreatts, but they're big. And the guy will tell the story as he turns the pages. And this one time I was flanked by my two kids and he turns the page and this poster is underneath, and right when I lean forward and say, "Oh my God, I love this ptoesr," both of my kids jumped back and they are like, "Oh my God, mom, it's you." And this is the poster.
Open Cloze
In my ______, we collect these vintage European posters. Every time we go to Maui, we go to the dealer there, and he turns these _____ big posters. I love them. They all have one idea and one really _____ ______ that conveys the idea. They are about the size of a mattress. They're really big. They're not as thick as a ________, but they're big. And the guy will tell the story as he turns the pages. And this one time I was flanked by my two kids and he turns the page and this poster is underneath, and right when I lean forward and say, "Oh my God, I love this ______," both of my kids jumped back and they are like, "Oh my God, mom, it's you." And this is the poster.
Solution
- poster
- clear
- mattress
- family
- visual
- great
Original Text
In my family, we collect these vintage European posters. Every time we go to Maui, we go to the dealer there, and he turns these great big posters. I love them. They all have one idea and one really clear visual that conveys the idea. They are about the size of a mattress. They're really big. They're not as thick as a mattress, but they're big. And the guy will tell the story as he turns the pages. And this one time I was flanked by my two kids and he turns the page and this poster is underneath, and right when I lean forward and say, "Oh my God, I love this poster," both of my kids jumped back and they are like, "Oh my God, mom, it's you." And this is the poster.
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