Episode

The #1 Mistake Speakers Make With Slides

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The Expert's Journey: Helping Speakers & Authors Succeed!
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Mar 4, 2026
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Summary

Talk To Us Directly In this episode, Brad and Dixie unpack slide dependency and how to make slides support your talk instead of propping it up. You’ll hear practical guidance on balancing minimalist visuals with the right level of detail, when to blank the screen to pull attention back to you, and why too much text turns your presentation into an email. They compare approaches for story-driven vs technical talks, share rehearsal methods for stripping words off slides, and explain how Zo...