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…for this busy slide.<\/span>

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<\/span>
<\/span>I’m sorry I didn’t think this through as well as I might.<\/span>
I’m sorry that I don’t actually care very much about this topic.<\/span>
I’m sorry that I don’t think you are important.<\/span>
I’m sorry that I didn’t know I could use Paint to select only the bit of interest.<\/span>
I’m sorry that this is the current pinnacle of my training in presentation skills.<\/span>
I’m sorry that I don’t think presentation skills are a challenge to learn and that they are innate.<\/span>
I’m sorry that these are the slides I always use.<\/span>
I’m sorry that I’m bored.<\/span>
I’m sorry I have wasted your time.<\/span>
I’m sorry the previous speaker was really boring.<\/span>
I’m sorry, I just don’t care.<\/span>

<\/span>
<\/span>None of those are probably true, even the first one; you’re just a bit embarrassed. If you were sorry, you wouldn’t have used the slide.<\/span>

<\/span>Would you?<\/span>

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<\/span>
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