David Starbuck Smith

Every speaker has done this one. You're up there, you wander into a great story, you're having a wonderful time, and somewhere in the middle you realize you've lost the one sentence you came to land.

There's a technique for that, and it involves a house. Each point you want to hit lives in its own room. You walk in the front door, and that's your intro. Turn right into the living room for the next point. Then on into the kitchen for the one after that. When you're up there you walk through the house in your head, room by room, and every point is sitting right where you left it.

It sounds a little silly, and it's super helpful for remembering what to hit and when. You still get to wander into the story. You just know which room you're coming back to.

From my conversation with @robjolles on The Presentation Whisperer!