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Re:Death by PowerPoint: the slide that killed seven people (... by andi999 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @11:28AM (#30616368)
Agree. Also where is the executive summary for that slide on that slide?
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Re:Death by PowerPoint: the slide that killed seven people (... by logifail on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @11:49AM (#30616699)
> Also where is the executive summary for that slide on that slide?

Q: Shouldn't every PowerPoint slide be an executive summary? PowerPoint can be a terrible way to [attempt to] present detail.

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Re:Death by PowerPoint: the slide that killed seven people (... by ziml77 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @11:59AM (#30616850)
I believe they were using that question to point out the absurdity of making a slide that long by suggesting that it is made even longer with a summary of itself.
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