Use signposting to make complex slides easier to follow live.
Dense slides need a runway. A smart audience can still get lost if the deck asks them to decode structure and meaning at the same time. Preview the section A preview line tells the audience what kind of structure is coming: three tradeoffs, two root causes, one recommendation. That lowers the cost of entry. Name the listening task Tell the room what to watch for. On a process slide, it may be the bottleneck. On a comparison, it may be the one dimension that changes the decision. This focuses attention before detail arrives. Transition with purpose The best transitions do…
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