I was flying out to California today - minding my own business on the plane. Then the two folks next to me crack open their laptops and start working on a presentation. Curiousity being a natural human habit, I kept sneaking a peek at their efforts.
Finally the guy (VP of Sales for a SAP VAR) challenges me and says "so what do you think?".
Never one to be a shrinking violet I responded with "it looks really boring and you have wayyy too many bullets". His companion smiled and then she gave me a quick smile.
"How would you do it?" she asks
So I tell her. We cut and paste the eight bullet points on each slide into the notes. We insert a couple of appropriate visuals and include a small amount of text relating to the two most important points on each slide. Voila. It's cleaner - and even the sales guy nods in approval.
So Marcus and Heidi - if you are out there - let me know how the big presentation goes today in Palo Alto.
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