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Wow, that's the exact opposite advice I got doing an internship for an oil company a decade ago. They emphasized shorter (and hidden + animated bullet) points so that audience has to listen and engage with you, the presenter. Otherwise they just read your slides and put their brain in park.

I'd take the oil companies suggestions to heart, not Oracle's.

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> Otherwise they just read your slides and put their brain in park.

I believe this is the point of the strategy. Imagine the presenter is hired in as a consultant, but the audience are the ones footing the bill without any knowledge of the actual work, timeline, etc. involved.

All they want is a white dude in a shirt, tie and suit to talk a lot and sound smart. The easier it is to convince the audience of that, the more suitable to purpose the presentation is.

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