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Tips for preparing for and announcing the presentationPresenter notes (scripting/wording) for each slide & tips on how to use themDiscussion questions and prompts for use after your presentationIdeas for using Cross The Line gear to support the messageThoughts on reminding and encouraging after your presentationA complete observation and review framework

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POWERPOINT® PRESENTATION LEADER’S GUIDE PREVIEW(Full leader’s guide includes 51 pages)

Leader’s Guide includes...

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1Copyright © by InspireYourPeople.com, Richmond, Virginia (804-762-4500)

We hope you’ll read this guide thoroughly. There’s no flu.

If you skim it, you might miss out on several valuable points that can be used not only with this material but also with many other things you might do.

Our hope is that Cross The Line® will help you inspire and encourage your people to better commit to their work and the people around them.

Use the material on its own for a quick stand-alone presentation or let it work alongside any event, program, or initiative you may already have in place (e.g., “Let’s Cross The Line and…”). It also can work wonderfully as a kick-o message or as a way to wrap up anything.

The purpose of the Cross The Line® PowerPoint® presentation is to help you help your people make an authentic connection within themselves and fully understand that it’s in their personal interest to Cross The Line - to maximize the use of their time and opportunities. This is what will make good things happen for everyone (including themselves).

No Gomos. No D-grunts.

Gomo: a person who goes through the motionsD-grunt: a person who’s disgruntled*

* More on this in the Lead Simply™ book included with this material.

A few quick things1. Please remember, this material is protected by copyright law (the

PowerPoint® presentation and all Cross The Line content). No portion of it should be duplicated or reproduced in any way. Also, the Cross The Line® logo is a registered trademark held by InspireYourPeople.com in Richmond, VA. It also should not be reproduced or duplicated in any way.

2. This presentation is licensed to the presenter on record at the company/organization on record at the time of purchase. Only one named person is licensed to deliver this presentation within the company on record. If multiple people will be delivering the material, each will need to purchase a license to do so. Please see the License Agreement provided as a separate file on the disc you received at the time of purchase, as well as on slide #2 of the PowerPoint® file.

3. The license agreement does not allow the Cross The Line® material to be shared on a network of any kind (e.g., internal network, intranet, learning management system (LMS), internet, website, slideshow sharing websites) unless you’ve purchased the Everyone Everywhere™ license.

If you have any questions, comments, or special needs (e.g., licensing this material to additional or dierent presenters, licensing the material across your entire organization, logo licensing for events, corporate awards, or promotional items), please email us at [email protected] or call 804-762-4500. The complete PowerPoint® slide deck (including all title, content, licensing, and organizational slides) contains 33 slides. If it appears to contain less, please call or email us and we’ll fix it.

The material in this guide is organized in a way that gives you ready-made notes. You should have been provided with both a printed version and an electronic version. You can use the notes the way they are or make notes of your own by editing the material in a way that you feel will improve the discussion. If you use the printed version of the guide, you could also fold the pages back along the dotted line that runs vertically in the middle of each page (or cut the pages along that line), if you want smaller note pages. The electronic version of the guide works well for tablets too.

If you have any suggestions for improvement of the material or find any errors, please email us at [email protected] or call 804-762-4500.

Thanks for Crossing The Line!

InspireYourPeople.com/Cross

PowerPoint® Presentation Guide

1Copyright © by InspireYourPeople.com, Richmond, Virginia (804-762-4500)

We hope you’ll read this guide thoroughly. There’s no flu.

If you skim it, you might miss out on several valuable points that can be used not only with this material but also with many other things you might do.

Our hope is that Cross The Line® will help you inspire and encourage your people to better commit to their work and the people around them.

Use the material on its own for a quick stand-alone presentation or let it work alongside any event, program, or initiative you may already have in place (e.g., “Let’s Cross The Line and…”). It also can work wonderfully as a kick-o message or as a way to wrap up anything.

The purpose of the Cross The Line® PowerPoint® presentation is to help you help your people make an authentic connection within themselves and fully understand that it’s in their personal interest to Cross The Line - to maximize the use of their time and opportunities. This is what will make good things happen for everyone (including themselves).

No Gomos. No D-grunts.

Gomo: a person who goes through the motionsD-grunt: a person who’s disgruntled*

* More on this in the Lead Simply™ book included with this material.

A few quick things1. Please remember, this material is protected by copyright law (the

PowerPoint® presentation and all Cross The Line content). No portion of it should be duplicated or reproduced in any way. Also, the Cross The Line® logo is a registered trademark held by InspireYourPeople.com in Richmond, VA. It also should not be reproduced or duplicated in any way.

2. This presentation is licensed to the presenter on record at the company/organization on record at the time of purchase. Only one named person is licensed to deliver this presentation within the company on record. If multiple people will be delivering the material, each will need to purchase a license to do so. Please see the License Agreement provided as a separate file on the disc you received at the time of purchase, as well as on slide #2 of the PowerPoint® file.

3. The license agreement does not allow the Cross The Line® material to be shared on a network of any kind (e.g., internal network, intranet, learning management system (LMS), internet, website, slideshow sharing websites) unless you’ve purchased the Everyone Everywhere™ license.

If you have any questions, comments, or special needs (e.g., licensing this material to additional or dierent presenters, licensing the material across your entire organization, logo licensing for events, corporate awards, or promotional items), please email us at [email protected] or call 804-762-4500. The complete PowerPoint® slide deck (including all title, content, licensing, and organizational slides) contains 33 slides. If it appears to contain less, please call or email us and we’ll fix it.

The material in this guide is organized in a way that gives you ready-made notes. You should have been provided with both a printed version and an electronic version. You can use the notes the way they are or make notes of your own by editing the material in a way that you feel will improve the discussion. If you use the printed version of the guide, you could also fold the pages back along the dotted line that runs vertically in the middle of each page (or cut the pages along that line), if you want smaller note pages. The electronic version of the guide works well for tablets too.

If you have any suggestions for improvement of the material or find any errors, please email us at [email protected] or call 804-762-4500.

Thanks for Crossing The Line!

InspireYourPeople.com/Cross

PowerPoint® Presentation Guide

SAMPLE: Getting started…

Pages 2-8 cover...• Tips on announcing the presentation

• What to do before you present the material

• How to use the presenter notes

• More quick tips


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Slide 12

SLIDE INTENT: Information sharing Opening statement: The challenges we face now are the lessons we’ll use later. Say: Crossing The Line is something we’ll be doing many times. We’ll be doing it with our current {[projects, goals, objectives]} and we’ll be doing it with our future {[projects, goals, objectives]} that we don’t even know about yet. Say: I find it helpful to think about the hurdles and walls we face as serving a greater purpose that will make us stronger with everything we do ... now and in the future. And right now, we need to surround ourselves with the people and thoughts that will help us see our challenges this way. Transition: There’s one line, two sides, and three things that can get in our way of Crossing The Line. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE

Slide 13

SLIDE INTENT: Information sharing Opening statement: The three things that might hold us back... Say: Setbacks ... the challenges, mistakes, and hurdles we’ll experience ... everything we just went over. Say: Then, unfortunately there might be some people around us who’s attitudes are less than encouraging ... maybe even draining. Maybe they don’t want to Cross The Line and might try to hold you back too. Say: And, of course, sometimes we might hold ourselves back with our personal doubts or fears about what we can accomplish. Say: But the real challenge will be putting in the necessary work regardless of those setbacks, hurdles, and people that might get in the way. Say: Let’s all agree to do our best to be the example and the voice that encourages each of us to Cross The Line. Transition: Remember ... it’s a choice. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE

SAMPLE: Presenter notes (scripting) for slides…

Pages 9-42 include the presenter notes for each of the slides in the PowerPoint®



Slide 8

SLIDE INTENT: Information sharing Opening statement: So which side will you choose? Say: This idea, Cross The Line, really connected with me. I see how we can use it in so many ways ... here at work and even in our personal lives. I’m hoping it connects with all of us. Say: In a moment, we’re going to go over the four things we need to do to cross the line but first let’s talk about some of our lines ... our hurdles ... and those perceived walls we face. Transition: First ... the lines. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE

Slide 9

SLIDE INTENT: Discussion Opening statement: What are the lines we need to cross? Ask: What lines do we have right now? Think about our work, the projects we have and the results, relationships, and opportunities we’re going after.

Presenter Note: If you feel the topic of better relationships doesn’t fit your Cross The Line discussion, you could use the next slide in place of this one or just ask the question without the word “relationships.” In either case, you should have examples ready that will help get the conversation started, if necessary. Allow 5 - 10 seconds for participants to respond. It’s okay to have a few seconds of silence before getting answers. If you need to use one of your examples to encourage participation, be careful to use only one. The goal here is to get the group involved.

Example: Our objective of launching the new product line serving hospitals is a big e�ort and the main focus for us this month. Example: This goal of getting our backlog of cases down to a one-week turnaround is definitely a line we want to cross this quarter.

Presenter Note: Try to keep the discussion focused only on the lines to cross. Your next slide will talk about the hurdles and walls to crossing those lines.

Ask: If we Cross The Line on [INSERT EXAMPLE GIVEN], what kind of better results will we experience?

Presenter Note: You should have examples ready of what the results might be for your team. Be sure to give your team a few moments to respond.

Example: If we have success with hospitals, we could really grow our business. That’s such a large customer group. Example: If our backlog is down to one week, we could get back to marketing a quick turnaround to new clients.

Transition: Great comments. Now let’s think about what will get in the way of us Crossing The Line. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE


Tips for discussion questions

1. Please don’t use every question. They’re provided to give you dierent ways and thoughts to approaching the material depending on your group and objectives.

2. Be enthusiastic and encouraging (smiling, nodding, a�rming).

3. Remember to involve as many people as possible in the discussion.

4. Avoid interrupting or finishing people’s answers for them.

5. Where possible or where you feel someone may have something more valuable to add, encourage them with a “How do you mean, Bob?” or “Can you expand on that, Nancy?” or “Sounds like you have more there, Bob. What happened next?” Of course, you’ll want to use a dierent name if they’re not Bob or Nancy (that’s supposed to make you smile ... as is this tiny tiny font).

6. Remember to drop a small gap of silence after people answer - just a beat or two - to let them expand on something and minimize the feeling that one needs to rush through the answer.

7. Be ready to help the discussion move on if someone takes too much control of the floor. A conflict with number 4 and 6 above? Maybe a bit. It’s a fine line at times but it’s your role to keep the discussion valuable. A few move ‘em along ideas... “Great point, Bob. In the interest of time, we need to move on to the next point.” or “I’ll bet that had an interesting impact, Nancy. If we have time at the end here today, let’s hear more about it.” or “If we have time at the end, let’s come back to this. I’m sure there’s more we might be able to learn.”

8. If you intend to hand out Cross The Line books to your participants as further encouragement and reinforcement, we recommend giving them to attendees after the presentation or event rather than before your presentation. This will help participants fully focus on the discussion and avoid the temptation to skim through or read the book during the meeting.

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2. You might also consider waiting a week or two before giving out or mailing the book, giving you another reinforcement touch or opportunity to keep the message alive. You could write a note on the inside cover or on a Cross The Line® Post-It® note stuck to the outside (e.g. “Let’s Cross The Line, Bob!”, “Thanks for Crossing The Line, Nancy!”). We repeated this point from an earlier section to be sure it’s not missed.

9. At the end of your event, after you’ve thanked everyone for participating, don’t rush o. It doesn’t have to last long, but if possible, talk with those people who want to talk with you further in order to encourage the high-quality connections that can support your eort to help everyone Cross The Line more consistently.

Discussion questions

You can use these questions at the end of the presentation (you’ll be prompted in the Presenter Notes to do this) or perhaps in follow-up discussions in the future.

On the message overall...

• Who would like to share their thoughts on the Cross The Line {[message, philosophy, concept, ideas, presentation]}?

• Who can share what most connected with them from the Cross The

Line message? Why?

• Who can sum up for us what the Cross The Line message is really about?

• How do you see the Cross The Line idea fitting in here with our {[NAME project, initiative, goal, mission]}?

• Do you think our {[customers, clients, patients, students, donors]} would describe us as people who Cross The Line for them? Why? Why not? What could we do to support that? What could we do to improve that?

SAMPLE: Discussion tips and questions…

Pages 43-47 include...• Discussion tips

• Discussion questions and prompts (28 total)

Pages 48-51 cover...• Ideas for support material• Thoughts on reminding and encouraging• Plus a complete observation and review framework to evaluate how well the message is sticking


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