Video Q&A’s with Zen-master Garr Reynolds

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Garr Reynolds popped by the office a bit ago, and we thought it’d be fun to answer a few of the most popular questions people ask.

1. How do your methodologies apply to scientific or technical presentations?

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2. How many slides should I use?

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3. If we simplify our slides using your methodology and then need to circulate the slides how do people know what the content of the presentation was?

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