Communications, marketing and business professionals educate by using numbered list articles. Trainers, human resource managers, content marketers and editors use these stories to promote business skills and convey industry knowledge. Important information can be learned through creative use of how-to and numbered list articles. This presentation takes a look the importance of keeping employees engaged, while teaching time management skills in a humorous way.

1. 6
Tips to Power Through a
Numbered List Article
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2. Ah yes, the numbered list article.
Some share useful information, common sense
reminders, or inspire a genuine mid-day LOL
moment.
So how do YOU power through numbered list
articles in the middle of a busy day?
Speed-read on, my friends…
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3. 1
Read only the text in bold.
If you are still reading tip
number one then you are
not following this tip.
Move on, time is a wastin’.
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4. 2
Read only even number tips.
This would mean you would
now move to number four
on this list and get through
the list in half the time of
everyone else. But not as
fast as readers that followed
tip number 1.
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5. 3
Just read the first & last
numbers
The objective of the first tip is
that it is so awesomely
engaging that it leads you to
the next tip. The purpose of
the last tip is to leave a lasting
impression which makes it
very important.
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6. 4
Read only odd numbered tips.
If you follow tip two then it is
too late to follow this tip,
however, you may still be able
to power through a numbered
list article if the list has more
even numbers than odd
numbers.
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7. 5
Only read the opening and
closing summaries.
The first will tell you why you
need to read the list. The last
paragraph will summarize
the entire piece.
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8. 6
Read the title & don’t click the
link!
Take a moment to read why you
“should” read the list. How
many tips can you think of
without even clicking? If you
truly feel you must have more
information, by all means, click.
If the title alone inspires you to
be the best you can be then
maybe that’s enough.
Get back to work.
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9. And In Conclusion…
Numbered lists may focus on how to improve
your performance or industry knowledge
– a good thing.
Just be sure that the result is an increase
productivity and not wasted time.
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