Dan Roam uses his 'back of the napkin' drawings with MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan to explain the failure of the US Debt Super Committee. (Nov. 2011)

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3. To prepare, I used the 6X6 Rule from “The Back of the Napkin.” Who, What, How Much, Where, When, How . 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC.

4. Slide 1: We start with a title card . This gives us something to point to while we make our introductions… 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC.

5. Slide 2: Our intro slide … “Hi Dylan. Let’s talk about the failure of the Debt Super-Committee – with pictures.” 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC.

6. Slide 3: The HOW MUCH Chart. “We first need to get our heads around how much money we’re talking about...” 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC.

7. Slide 4: A HOW MUCH + WHEN Chart. “We didn’t build this debt overnight. It’s taken thirty years to get here...” 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC.

8. Slide 5: A WHEN Timeline. “Here is when recent events played out that brought us to the point we needed this committee...” 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC.

9. Slide 6: A WHO Portrait. “If we look at the players, we can see why they couldn’t come to any agreement...” 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC.

10. Slide 7: A concluding WHAT + WHEN Portrait. “Either things change in the next election, or the cuts begin...” 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC.

11. Thanks Dylan. That’s how we can see the world a little more clearly – with pictures! 2011 © Dan Roam DIGITAL ROAM INC. Watch the final clip here: http://tiny.cc/c54lw