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• Is this slide for me or for my audience?
  
  
• Will it really help them better understand my message or just serve as a distraction?
  
  
• How can I remember what I'm going to say without putting the entire text on the slide?
  
  
• What can I do to simplify the slide so that only essential information is displayed?
  
  
• What do I really need to do at this point in the presentation to engage the audience and enhance my message?
  
  
• Is a visual the best way to convey the information or could a story do a better job?
  
  
• Using ideas like this, your talk will be much stronger and your audience will be engaged and awake.

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