{"id":2451,"date":"2025-07-01T16:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/?page_id=2451"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:35:08","slug":"science-of-fail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/science-of-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Science of fail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-08f4167\" data-block-id=\"08f4167\"><style>.stk-08f4167 {border-top-left-radius:15px !important;border-top-right-radius:15px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:15px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:15px !important;overflow:hidden !important;border-style:solid !important;border-color:var(--theme-palette-color-2, #fd7c47) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-08f4167 {border-top-left-radius:15px !important;border-top-right-radius:15px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:15px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:15px !important;overflow:hidden !important;border-top-width:1px !important;border-right-width:1px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:1px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-08f4167 {border-top-left-radius:15px !important;border-top-right-radius:15px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:15px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:15px !important;overflow:hidden !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-08f4167-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-51059fb stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"51059fb\"><style>.stk-51059fb {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #E9EBEC) !important;}.stk-51059fb:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-5, #E9EBEC) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-51059fb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-51059fb-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-f4a0161\" id=\"science-of-fail\" data-block-id=\"f4a0161\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Science of fail<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Presentations in their current form fail. This failure is due to construction and delivery. They are the result of a failure to understand psychological principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key blog posts here, more below it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/hysteron-proteron\/\">Hysteron proteron<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/slideument-obvious-oblivious\/\">The slideument<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/send-presentation-please\/\">Can you send me your presentation please?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/chicken-or-egg-both-are-wrong\/\">Chicken or egg?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/hypnotised-like-a-chicken\/\">Hypnotised, like a chicken<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-7cee227\" id=\"science-of-fail-posts\" data-block-id=\"7cee227\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Science of fail posts<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ct-posts-shortcode\" data-prefix=\"blog\"><div class=\"entries\" data-archive=\"default\" data-layout=\"simple\" data-cards=\"boxed\"><article class=\"entry-card post-2715 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-of-fail\" ><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/you-would-change\/\" aria-label=\"You would change\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/you-would-change-scaled-2-768x461.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"a couple arguing\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/you-would-change-scaled-2-768x461.avif 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/you-would-change-scaled-2-300x180.avif 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/you-would-change-scaled-2-1024x614.avif 1024w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/you-would-change-scaled-2-1536x922.avif 1536w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/you-would-change-scaled-2-2048x1229.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"card-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/you-would-change\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">You would change<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Your presentations don't work. If you knew and accepted this, you would change. Why haven't you?<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/author\/ffolli5_wp\/\" title=\"Posts by ffolliet\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">ffolliet<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-09-22T19:10:26+00:00\">September 22, 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/science-of-fail\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-225\">science of fail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-2518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-of-fail\" ><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wallpaper\/\" aria-label=\"Wallpaper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2013-12-19-AbandonedCatHouse4-768x509.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Disorganized living room with floral wallpaper and cluttered fireplace area, chaotic home interior, messy room decor, inappropriate clutter, disarrayed space.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2013-12-19-AbandonedCatHouse4-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2013-12-19-AbandonedCatHouse4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2013-12-19-AbandonedCatHouse4.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"card-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wallpaper\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wallpaper<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Choosing wallpaper for a room involves decisions of colour, pattern, and density. Buying wallpaper before you have even bought the house it is going in makes no sense. But you...<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/author\/ffolli5_wp\/\" title=\"Posts by ffolliet\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">ffolliet<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-07-24T13:10:27+00:00\">July 24, 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/science-of-fail\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-225\">science of fail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-2517 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-of-fail\" ><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/juggling\/\" aria-label=\"Juggling\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot2024-06-04at09.31.39-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"millions of bouncing balls falling down the street in LA\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot2024-06-04at09.31.39-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot2024-06-04at09.31.39-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot2024-06-04at09.31.39-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot2024-06-04at09.31.39.png 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"card-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/juggling\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Juggling<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Everyone can toss a ball up and catch it. Many people can do that with two balls. When there are three balls it is officially called juggling. Personally, I can...<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/author\/ffolli5_wp\/\" title=\"Posts by ffolliet\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">ffolliet<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-07-22T12:26:34+00:00\">July 22, 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/science-of-fail\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-225\">science of fail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-2514 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-of-fail\" ><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/in-a-mirror-darkly\/\" aria-label=\"In a mirror, darkly\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Neolithic-obsidian-mirrors-768x639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shiny black mineral pebble with reflective surface, held in hand.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Neolithic-obsidian-mirrors-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Neolithic-obsidian-mirrors-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Neolithic-obsidian-mirrors.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"card-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/in-a-mirror-darkly\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">In a mirror, darkly<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>The phrase \u2018in a mirror, darkly\u2019 comes from the Bible. It describes a first-century mirror, not made of glass but of polished metal. What that showed was a poor, dark...<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/author\/ffolli5_wp\/\" title=\"Posts by ffolliet\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">ffolliet<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-07-16T20:01:18+00:00\">July 16, 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/science-of-fail\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-225\">science of fail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-2515 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-of-fail\" ><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/thank-you-2\/\" aria-label=\"Thank you.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-from-rawpixel-id-6200676-jpeg-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"bored audience looking at the stage\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-from-rawpixel-id-6200676-jpeg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-from-rawpixel-id-6200676-jpeg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-from-rawpixel-id-6200676-jpeg-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-from-rawpixel-id-6200676-jpeg.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"card-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/thank-you-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thank you.<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>\"Thank you.\" That phrase you've been aiming to deliver for weeks now. You have finished your talk. There is polite applause, you smile gratefully, and maybe even someone congratulates you....<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/author\/ffolli5_wp\/\" title=\"Posts by ffolliet\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">ffolliet<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-07-14T12:04:29+00:00\">July 14, 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/science-of-fail\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-225\">science of fail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-2393 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-of-fail\" ><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/presentation-paradox\/\" aria-label=\"Presentation paradox\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"card-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/presentation-paradox\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Presentation paradox<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>The presentation paradox is ubiquitous. Audience members, if questioned, will list the nature, content and delivery of a presentation that they dislike When their turn comes to produce a presentation,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/author\/ffolli5_wp\/\" title=\"Posts by ffolliet\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">ffolliet<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-06-15T19:35:55+00:00\">June 15, 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/science-of-fail\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-225\">science of fail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-2321 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-of-fail\" ><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/presentation-is-not-data-transfer\/\" aria-label=\"Presentation is not data transfer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/flash-drive-768x384.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/flash-drive-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/flash-drive-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/flash-drive-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/flash-drive-1536x768.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/flash-drive.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"card-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/presentation-is-not-data-transfer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Presentation is not data transfer<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>The purpose of a presentation is not data transfer. If you believe as though it is, you will be disappointed. This fact should change how presentations are constructed, delivered, and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/author\/ffolli5_wp\/\" title=\"Posts by ffolliet\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">ffolliet<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-05-15T14:40:18+00:00\">May 15, 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/category\/science-of-fail\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-225\">science of fail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><article class=\"entry-card post-2200 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science-of-fail\" ><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/data-download-complete\/\" aria-label=\"Data download complete\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/p-cubed-presenter-featured-ted.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4\/3;\" \/><\/a><div class=\"card-content\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/data-download-complete\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Data download complete<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>The perception that presentations should deliver large quantities of data downloaded by the audience is deeply ingrained in both lecturers and recipients. 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