Deck 10: Analyzing a Big Story

Question 1

An outline shows you how to fit all your information into your story.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

As you revise your outline, you should be prepared to change your story premise.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

You should outline your story only when it starts becoming too complicated to diagram.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

If you go about your investigation the right way, you won't have to change your story outline.

Question 5

When you have too many major points, you should toss the ones that contradict your premise.

Question 6

Why does a story become more complicated the more people you interview?

Question 7

What should you do if you have so many major points that you can't find a story thread in them?

Question 8

What is a connection map and what does it do?

Question 9

What can an outline give you that a story diagram can't?

Question 10

How can an outline help you stay focused?

Question 11

What two essential questions does an outline help you answer?

Question 12

What is the benefit of sorting your information on a spreadsheet by the major point it suggests?

Question 13

Why should you outline early in your investigation when you have collected little information so far?

Question 14

How can using an outline help keep you from getting disillusioned?

Question 15

What will a good outline reveal?

Question 16

How can using a spreadsheet to outline your information save you time?

Question 17

How can a spreadsheet help you find an essential piece of information buried in a long, tedious and otherwise useless interview?

Question 18

What will color-coding information by interview source show you when you sort your information by major points?

Question 19

Because Excel can't measure the importance of one text entry over another, how can you use it to prioritize your information?

Question 20

What function on Excel will help you rank data?