What Matt Abrahams has said about Presentation slides
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 25, 2026
Matt Abrahams, Lecturer in strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business, author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter and host of the Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast, has been quoted on Presentation slides once in 1 episode of The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk, most recently on October 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Abrahams holds that slides should only simplify, amplify, or clarify, and should use images rather than text.
“So slides can help, but they're for your audience. They're not a teleprompter for you”
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk: 712: Matt Abrahams - How to Become a Better Communicator: Speaking With Confidence, Structuring Your Message, and Thinking Fast on Your Feet (Oct 25, 2026) · Listen from 24:46
Episodes
712: Matt Abrahams - How to Become a Better Communicator: Speaking With Confidence, Structuring Your Message, and Thinking Fast on Your FeetThe Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · Oct 25, 2026 · 55 min
Ryan Hawk talks with Stanford lecturer Matt Abrahams about interviewing, opening and closing talks, small talk, filler words, reflection journaling, and communication structures.
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