1.0Simple Talkhttps://www.red-gate.com/simple-talkPhil Factorhttps://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/author/phil-factor/PowerPoint Presentation Burnoutrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NCsQElALu0"><a href="https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/opinion/opinion-pieces/powerpoint-presentation-burnout/">PowerPoint Presentation Burnout</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/opinion/opinion-pieces/powerpoint-presentation-burnout/embed/#?secret=NCsQElALu0" width="600" height="338" title="“PowerPoint Presentation Burnout” — Simple Talk" data-secret="NCsQElALu0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Phil's dread of Powerpoint sales presentations is already known to his readers, but we've never before heard the story of how an intern in his team gave them the necessary insights to find a cure for their unfortunate tendency to doze off, and convince them that they were charmless geeks.https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/simple-talk-dark-background.jpg15001000