Topical style gets its name from the fact that content slides are organized by topic within a single show. Notice in the example shown here that the slide displays two different sections of links on its left side. The upper links represent the topical areas, and the bottom links represent slides within those respective topics. In the example shown, all the lower links somehow relate to the topic of Delivery. Our trainers use such slides when teaching relational presenters how to deliver interactive presentations effectively.

If we next click the upper link called Strategy, available lower links change accordingly, to display only links relevant to strategic use of interactive methods. Clicking the other topic categories displays more link options still. Not surprisingly, a presenter uses this navigation style to quickly locate specific slides—essentially by hiding all other options that are not relevant to the search. Topical navigation uses a single slide show for primary content, but links can extend to external shows as well.