Sometimes random data can create unwanted, distracting patterns in a graph. How it’s dealt with separates the great presenters from the rest.
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Overall, this slide is pretty good: it doesn’t have too much text and the arrows call attention to the important parts of the graph. But wait, isn’t that…? Nah, it couldn’t be.
After
The line on that graph looks familiar enough to be distracting. Watch the video to learn how to deal with uncontrollable visual distractions on a slide.
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