diff --git a/css/reveal.css b/css/reveal.css
index 0c52205..8a4f579 100644
--- a/css/reveal.css
+++ b/css/reveal.css
@@ -1433,12 +1433,8 @@ body {
 .reveal aside.notes {
   display: none; }
 
-.reveal.show-notes {
-  max-width: 80vw;
-  overflow: visible; }
-
 .reveal .speaker-notes {
-  display: block;
+  display: none;
   position: absolute;
   width: 20vw;
   height: 100%;
@@ -1455,19 +1451,25 @@ body {
   text-align: left;
   font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
   -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; }
+  .reveal .speaker-notes:before {
+    content: 'Speaker notes';
+    display: block;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+    opacity: 0.5; }
 
-.reveal .speaker-notes:before {
-  content: 'Speaker notes';
-  display: block;
-  margin-bottom: 10px;
-  opacity: 0.5; }
+.reveal.show-notes {
+  max-width: 80vw;
+  overflow: visible; }
+
+.reveal.show-notes .speaker-notes {
+  display: block; }
 
 @media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
   .reveal.show-notes {
     max-width: none;
     max-height: 70vh;
     overflow: visible; }
-  .reveal .speaker-notes {
+  .reveal.show-notes .speaker-notes {
     top: 70vh;
     left: 0;
     width: 100%;
diff --git a/css/reveal.scss b/css/reveal.scss
index f24ed2c..d2945ec 100644
--- a/css/reveal.scss
+++ b/css/reveal.scss
@@ -1521,15 +1521,10 @@ body {
 	display: none;
 }
 
-.reveal.show-notes {
-	max-width: 80vw;
-	overflow: visible;
-}
-
 // An interface element that can optionally be used to show the
 // speaker notes to all viewers, on top of the presentation
 .reveal .speaker-notes {
-	display: block;
+	display: none;
 	position: absolute;
 	width: 20vw;
 	height: 100%;
@@ -1546,13 +1541,22 @@ body {
 	text-align: left;
 	font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
 	-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
+
+	&:before {
+		content: 'Speaker notes';
+		display: block;
+		margin-bottom: 10px;
+		opacity: 0.5;
+	}
 }
 
-.reveal .speaker-notes:before {
-	content: 'Speaker notes';
+.reveal.show-notes {
+	max-width: 80vw;
+	overflow: visible;
+}
+
+.reveal.show-notes .speaker-notes {
 	display: block;
-	margin-bottom: 10px;
-	opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
 @media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
@@ -1562,7 +1566,7 @@ body {
 		overflow: visible;
 	}
 
-	.reveal .speaker-notes {
+	.reveal.show-notes .speaker-notes {
 		top: 70vh;
 		left: 0;
 		width: 100%;