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Speaker notes that are not the slide

Notes that repeat the bullets are a teleprompter you will outrun. Notes should be the example, the caveat, and the number you will say if they ask.

After MagicSlides drafts notes, delete anything already on the slide. Keep the story you would tell if the projector died.

One beat per slide

If the note is longer than you can say in 20 seconds, the slide is doing two jobs. Split it.

Put the landmine in the notes

The legal caveat, the missing data, the name you must not say. That does not belong on the customer-facing slide.

Frequently asked questions

Should I read the notes?

Glance. If you need to read them, you have not rehearsed, or the slide is too thin.

Do notes export to Google Slides?

They should travel with the file. Check once. Do not assume a theme converter kept them.