u/uremo017

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I recently learned that anemia seems to be less common in men than in women, which made me curious. If you're a guy who was diagnosed with anemia, what symptoms led you to get checked, and what was the underlying cause in your case? Was it something simple like an iron or B12 deficiency, or did it turn out to be something completely unexpected? I'm just trying to get a better idea of how often anemia in men has an identifiable cause versus being something temporary. I'd really appreciate hearing your experiences.

This sounds odd, but hear me out. I've noticed that sometimes, when a slide is visually perfect, people spend more time admiring the design than listening to the presenter. On a few projects, I've deliberately kept certain slides simpler than I probably could have. Has anyone else done this intentionally? I'm not talking about poor design just resisting the urge to polish every visual element if it doesn't help the message. Did you notice any difference in audience engagement, or am I overthinking it?

I've been building presentations professionally for a while, and one thing I still haven't figured out is where to draw the line between improving a slide and just endlessly tweaking it.

Sometimes I'll have a slide that communicates the message clearly, but I'll keep adjusting spacing, changing fonts, swapping icons, or trying different layouts because I feel like it could be slightly better.

The problem is that after staring at the same slide for hours, I can't tell whether I'm making meaningful improvements or just changing things for the sake of changing them.

For those who build decks regularly, do you have any rules or checkpoints that help you decide, "This slide is done"?

I'd love to hear how other experienced PPT users handle this.