Keynote
Apple's presentation software, free on Mac, iPad and iPhone
Apple's slide software. It handles image-led decks well, which is why speakers who put one photo on a slide and click through hundreds of them tend to stay with it. Files sync through iCloud, though a presenter who cares about the deck usually brings their own machine anyway.
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- Seth GodinDoes it
Author · Seth's Blog, published daily
Slides are built in Keynote and run off his own M1 MacBook Pro. His rider states that the presentation will not run on any other computer, and asks the tech team to have his intro slide up on screen well before he walks on.
Source: seths.blog: 2022 Rider for Seth Godin
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