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12.6 Slides for Day-to-Day Meetings
This book focuses on scientific presentations in front of crowds but slide decks can
be used in many more circumstances, including informal day-to-day meetings, during which you may very well remain sitting on a chair, sharing the “attention” with
a few other colleagues.
Regular meetings typically involve having to navigate through multiple file types
on screen (Excel, Word, others). But rather than frantically switching back and forth
between software platforms, proactively prepare for meetings with a single allencompassing slide deck.
Put together a well-defined storyline by inserting key screen captures from the
various software packages, thereby saving time switching back and forth between
files. Include links to the native files, to consult them as needed for a deeper analysis.
For day-to-day meeting presentations, while I suggest you still follow most of
the general advice from this book, no need to do it too strictly. Include more details
(not too much) and allow yourself to add more text on the slides. The key point is to
come to meetings well prepared. Putting a presentation together is a great way to
achieve that goal. All other meeting attendees will benefit!
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12.6 Slides for Day-to-Day Meetings
This book focuses on scientific presentations in front of crowds but slide decks can
be used in many more circumstances, including informal day-to-day meetings, during which you may very well remain sitting on a chair, sharing the “attention” with
a few other colleagues.
Regular meetings typically involve having to navigate through multiple file types
on screen (Excel, Word, others). But rather than frantically switching back and forth
between software platforms, proactively prepare for meetings with a single allencompassing slide deck.
Put together a well-defined storyline by inserting key screen captures from the
various software packages, thereby saving time switching back and forth between
files. Include links to the native files, to consult them as needed for a deeper analysis.
For day-to-day meeting presentations, while I suggest you still follow most of
the general advice from this book, no need to do it too strictly. Include more details
(not too much) and allow yourself to add more text on the slides. The key point is to
come to meetings well prepared. Putting a presentation together is a great way to
achieve that goal. All other meeting attendees will benefit!
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