General UX — Simplify content on animated slides (cognitive load)

[KardelRuveyda]

Feedback (open discussion)

When something is moving on screen (taxi-meter, budget pipeline, cookie jar animations, etc.) and there's a lot of text / bullet points at the same time:

• The listener tries to follow the animation, the text, and the speaker all at once.
• Comprehension drops — one wins, the other two are lost.

To discuss

• Draft rule: On animated slides, only a title + at most 1 sub-line of text. Details stay with the speaker.
• Alternative: Show the text first → speaker says 'now look at this' and triggers the animation → text fades / shrinks.
• Stage note: Speaker rule — 'When the animation starts, STOP talking'.

Candidate slides (to review)

• Slide 05 — Taxi-meter animation
• Slides 13/14 — Budget pipeline (4 layers)
• Cookie Jar warm-up scenes
• Other interactive components

Acceptance criteria

• We've agreed on a team-wide 'animated slide rule'.
• Candidate slides have been simplified per the rule.
• Speaker notes include the 'pause when animation starts' cue.

Opening this issue to discuss first — once we decide, we'll split into sub-tasks.