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        2 months ago

        Maybe for something non-technical that would be reasonable. But if you’re talking to a single slide for ~30 minutes, it’s unlikely to be an adequate aid for most people. Either the content is really complex and would benefit from additional slides that focus on each relevant part. Or a lot of what you’re talking about isn’t really represented, and people are likely to get lost without something to show what it is you’re describing.

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            2 months ago

            The aid is definitely for the audience. Otherwise, the presenter would just have some notes.

            The slides don’t need to be a book. But I struggle to think of a technical topic that doesn’t have some visuals that would make talking about it easier to follow.

            Edit: and I think it’s presenters thinking the aid is for them that leads to such awful slides.