I’ve sat through my fair share of terrible presentations that have been based around tedious slides. These presentations infuriate me while also removing all my energy to do anything about it. Time slows down and I genuinely consider escape routes. The noble art of speaking unintentionally reduced to a form of torture. But don’t blame […]
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They’re not the required medium for your presentation; you are. When you’re giving a presentation or pitch, please don’t confuse the slides with the substance of the thing that you are talking about. The slides are not the presentation. The presentation is a series of ideas and concepts, the place you want to take your
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Is this slide really a good idea? I see a lot of pitches and presentations where the end is a ‘Questions?’ slide. The speaker says, “So, does anyone have any questions?” And do you know what follows that? A rather awkward silence, sometimes. Sometimes there are questions, but what I would say is: number of
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