When can you break the “rule” of a three-part structure?

In my Presentation Planning Guide I suggest that you use a thee-part structure for your presentation. They work for novels and movies, and for presentations too.

But, using a three-part structure is not a rule set in concrete. Sometimes your presentation will be more effective with more points. There’s a risk though, that each time you add a point, you dilute the power of the points that came before. Hence the saying “more is less”.

So you need to be clear that more than three points really are necessary. Here’s the distinction to make:  is each point part of a logical sequence? Or can each point can stand alone? [Read more]