Slide design

[Sean Kelly]

== Quote from Andrei Alexandrescu (SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org)'s article
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> I don't agree. I think there is much more at work here. Slides are
> limited in size and text content simply because there is so much
> information a person can absorb simultaneously by hearing and seeing. So
> the slide with text is simply an anchor, a high-level memento to rest
> one's eyes on, while the speaker gives some detail pertaining to the
> high-level points that the slide makes.

For lectures I basically have a choice between two options:

1. Take notes and not remember a darn thing that was said.
2. Not take any notes and remember the lecture.

I've seen a few raised eyebrows at times, but this is why I never write
anything down at a meeting or lecture I'm attending--it draws my focus
away from the material being presented.

What I really like is when a lecturer provides pre-written notes for their
presentation.  This way I can get everything out of the lecture itself, and
still have material to review later if I want to be reminded of some detail.
Other than a professor or two I've seen precious few people actually do
this however.