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Directly addressing this issue is essential to any progress in improving the majority of presentations. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">More and more I recognise how difficult this step actually is. The reasons for this difficulty are multiple and complex and would fill many blog posts but what is most important is neither the causation nor reluctance to change but simply recognising the redundancy of the established PowerPoint. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This sign on the M6 toll road for me epitomises the problem and points towards its own obselesence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blogger-image-1094237676-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ffolliet.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blogger-image-1094237676-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the classification I have developed as part of the thinking about presentations I have detailed the &#8220;PowerPoint&#8221; as p2, supportive media. 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