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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Vagrant for development environme... by yupyup on Sunday April 23, 2017 @06:14AM (#14177474)
Please don't take this the wrong way but the most important thing in a presentation should not be the graphical aspect of the slides, it should be the content, specifically how you can communicate with the audience with what you're saying verbally.

I have seen awesome talks and it didn't matter if the slides were not pretty.

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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Vagrant for development environme... by cagataygurturk on Sunday April 23, 2017 @07:47AM (#14177765)
I recommend you to take a presentation training from domain experts (mainly physchologists) and you'll understand how wrong you are.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Vagrant for development environme... by brianwawok on Sunday April 23, 2017 @09:14AM (#14178026)
Experts that think ever meeting needs a PowerPoint? No thanks.

A Google doc outline and some demo is enough for most dev presos.

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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Vagrant for development environme... by cagataygurturk on Sunday April 23, 2017 @11:06AM (#14178439)
Well, like you know how to tell your problem to computers, those experts know how to tell your problem to human beings. And higher you are in your career, more you have to speak non-tech people that pays your salary and needs to be convinced about your next idea.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Vagrant for development environme... by khazhou on Sunday April 23, 2017 @10:40PM (#14181586)
Yes but effective communication is NOT about visuals or font choice. An idea presented clearly and concisely is key.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Vagrant for development environme... by brianwawok on Sunday April 23, 2017 @03:14PM (#14179860)
That assumes one's goal is to go into soul sucking middle management at a large tech company. For many of us, that is not our goal.
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Re:Ask HN: Alternatives to Vagrant for development environme... by xaedes on Sunday April 23, 2017 @07:57AM (#14177807)
Visual presentation plays a big role in a .. well.. _presentation_.
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