djcb comments on Things You Can't Countersignal - Less Wrong
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Being snarky to a presenter is mean, given the stress they're likely under. On the other hand, giving a bad PowerPoint presentation is mean to the whole audience...
One thing I tend to do whenever I have to present something is make all my slides black-text-on-white-background with no decorations. I intend it as something of a countersignal, especially if the norm is to use a fancy company/school/organization-wide template.
I agree, the presenter deserves the benefit of the doubt. There are limits to that of course...
I make my presentations with LaTeX/Beamer, which signals something as well I guess...
Depends on who your audience is...