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David Byrne has not provided specific examples of good and bad PowerPoint presentations in the given content. However, he suggests that PowerPoint presentations are a form of theater and should be engaging. He implies that good presentations are those that are not boring or tedious, and that use big and clear slides to better decorate the performance and allow the audience to focus more on the topic of the speech.
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The author of "How Music Works," David Byrne, said: "Powerpoint presentations are a kind of theater, a kind of augmented stand-up. Too often it's a boring and tedious genre, and audiences are subjected to the bad as well as the good." Big and clear slides make better decorations for your "performance" and allow your audience to focus more on the topic of your speech.
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