main temptation is to add more to a slide than what you need to make your graphical point. But as Chapter 2 explains, research indicates that the more extraneous information you add, the more you increase the load on working memory and decrease learning. Every bullet point you add back to the slide, every additional color, and every extra visual detail can potentially clog the eye of the needle, the limited capacity of your audience’s working memory to process new information. Keep subtracting from—not adding to—your slides. If you find yourself continuing to add more to a slide to make your
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