Applying a transition to multiple clips, titles, and stills

Hello,
I'm banging my head against the wall trying to achieve something that seems like it should be fairly simple.
I'm producing guitar instruction videos that often use still images, five or more title clips (for text highlighting concepts presented in the video), and generator clips (used for masking). All of this is layered over the primary shot of me talking to/playing for the camera.
I'm looking into using a simple transition like "Slide" between chapters/sections of the video to prevent jump cuts. My goal is to include all clips in the transition: That is, if I only apply Slide to the two clips in the storyline, the other clips connected to the later clip in the storyline--titles, still images, etc.--remain stationary, which looks wierd. I want the whole enchilada--everything visible, still images and titles included--to slide over in unison. And I want to be able to do this 5-10 times over the course of a 5-minute video, and I'll be producing 20-50 videos. So I need an efficient workflow.
A simple example would be the edit at 1:47 in this video I producted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Yvef14A00
I'd like to apply a slide transition so that not only the image of my holding my guitar, but also the title "Stage 2", slid over the preceding footage.
And more importantly, what if, in addition to the text "Stage 2," there was a still image and several other titles? How would I get all of them to slide over together?
Storylines don't seem to be the answer--You'd have to create a different one for each additional clip, which seems cumbersome. And compound clips and transitions don't seem to mix well--when I try to transition between compound clips I'm told there isn't enough extra media to create the transition.
Thanks so much,
Rob

Thank you Jakob, this will make things quicker once I know how to apply the transition.
But it doesn't answer my primary question: How to apply the transition.
Maybe some screenshots would illustrate the problem:
Image 1
www.heartwoodguitar.com/temp-imgs/1.png
Here the playhead is just before an edit point between two sections: The Guitar Strap section and the Capo section. Right now, a single still image is visible (dude with a chain for a guitar strap).
Image 2
www.heartwoodguitar.com/temp-imgs/2.png
Here the playhead is at the edit point where I want to apply a Slide transition. As you can see, in addition to the clip in the storyline (video of me holding my guitar), there are four title clips and two generator clips. I'd like all seven of those clips to slide across the still image of the dude with the chain guitar strap.
Does that make things clearer?

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