Interesting workflow shift: Once your core message is locked in, presentation prep is basically 95% done now.

Back in the day, it felt more like 65% — the manual work of formatting slides, refining visuals, and polishing structure took real time. Now with AI handling execution, you can iterate on messaging until the last minute and inject fresh data right before delivery.

The key insight: AI's real value isn't "cost reduction" or "efficiency" — those are just side effects. People stuck on efficiency metrics tend to misuse these tools and produce mediocre output, reinforcing their own misconceptions.

Efficiency is the process. The actual unlock is being able to focus entirely on what matters: sharper thinking, better messaging, higher quality output. That's where the new possibilities live.