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by drb311 4410 days ago
Who cares what it looks like on a big conference-room screen? 99% of viewers are looking at it on a desktop or laptop.

I've always wondered how you can apply the banal "story-telling" presentation advice to slide decks that share detailed information that requires discussion, analysis and thought. Now I know -- you can't.

Emiland has, in fairness, greatly improved the text. "77% less financing volume" is a far better annotation than "77% below". Meeker would be better advised to improve her writing skills. Her design skills are just fine.

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"Who cares what it looks like on a big conference-room screen?"

It was written to be presented at the Code conference. I think it's rather silly to ignore the design constraints of its initial presentation mode just because it will later be viewed online.