The entire story template, including Act I and all three columns in Act II, contains 44 cells, each of which contains a single headline. If you spend an average of one minute per headline, you have enough material for a 45-minute presentation. If you skip the Detail column, you end up with a total of 17 headlines in your story template; if you spend an average of 50 seconds on each, you have enough material for a 15-minute presentation. If you skip the Explanation and Detail columns, you have 8 headlines; if you spend an average of 40 seconds on each, you have a 5-minute presentation.

