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11.8 Cut… and Cut Again!
When you are limited in time to give your presentation, you are likely to have to cut
down on the number of slides and text. You will have to focus on only the most
important and key concepts you want to convey. And avoid dwelling on any specific
element.
Cutting slides, cutting material from your talk is usually unavoidable, and also
very difficult. This is your baby; this is what you have worked so hard on. And you
might feel that the audience will end up losing out if you remove some elements
from your presentation. They might even realize that something is missing.
Actually… no! No one will notice that you have removed material from your
original version, provided that your talk still flows. The audience will never miss
slides they never knew existed. Leave some slides aside, proceed with some mourning and move on!
Aim for a shorter presentation which you can deliver slowly, rather than a long
presentation you have to cram through! (see Sect. 13.6).
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11.8 Cut… and Cut Again!
When you are limited in time to give your presentation, you are likely to have to cut
down on the number of slides and text. You will have to focus on only the most
important and key concepts you want to convey. And avoid dwelling on any specific
element.
Cutting slides, cutting material from your talk is usually unavoidable, and also
very difficult. This is your baby; this is what you have worked so hard on. And you
might feel that the audience will end up losing out if you remove some elements
from your presentation. They might even realize that something is missing.
Actually… no! No one will notice that you have removed material from your
original version, provided that your talk still flows. The audience will never miss
slides they never knew existed. Leave some slides aside, proceed with some mourning and move on!
Aim for a shorter presentation which you can deliver slowly, rather than a long
presentation you have to cram through! (see Sect. 13.6).
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