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The Secret to Better Titles on Slides and Posters: Semantic Line Breaks

When crafting titles for slides and scientific posters, we often face the challenge of fitting lengthy text into limited space. The natural instinct is to break the title into multiple lines wherever the space runs out or simply let PowerPoint handle the line breaks. While this approach seems convenient, it comes with an overlooked problem: arbitrary line breaks can disrupt the flow of ideas. When titles are broken mid-thought or between connected phrases, readers must pause and reprocess the information. This minor disruption might not seem significant at first glance, but it adds cognitive load, slows down comprehension, and creates an uneven ...