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thibodeaux
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Post by thibodeaux »

Couple of things that bug the hell out of me:
- Uptalk
- People smacking their mouth as a comma or period indicator (WTF)
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Also demos are dumb. Nobody wants to see your demo. Unless you're Steve Jobs.
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thibodeaux wrote: Also demos are dumb. Nobody wants to see your demo.
Depends on the demo.
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people using slides as books instead of road maps
Using entirely text instead of converting some concepts to graphics - WHY are you giving a presentation?
Inappropriate color combinations (red/green is a bad one)
Using weird fonts in professional presentations


e: stealing art and using it in professional presentations
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Presentations for a product that start with 20 minutes about their place in the market, reviews, and so on. I can't stand that marketing bullshit.

Show me the product. If it's good it'll sell itself. Telling me everyone else has one doesn't make me want to buy one.
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Talking to the floor
Reading the slides
Rehashing 30 minutes of background that everyone should already know.
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