In Summary: Use Your Visual Aids to Help, Not Hamper
The speaker was one of those pointer fiddlers. It was fascinating to watch as he toyed with the pointer, twirling it clockwise rabidly, then counter-clockwise. He flamboyantly flashed it at the screen and twirled it in the air as if an orchestra conductor. We got a bit nervous when he would wave it wildly in our direction, then go back to toying again. Then, as he waved it in our direction for about the tenth time, the little tip came flying off and went right over our heads and caromed off the back wall. We all flinched. Some ducked for cover, shouting "INCOMING!!!" None of us ever forgot it. What did he say? None of us have a clue.
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