Tips for making this load faster, please!

On the home page of my website I have a Flash banner near the top, with a slideshow of my work. The problem is that the Flash file is 300k and takes a while to load on slower Internet connections, and I was wondering if anyone had any tips for me to optimise it.

Thank you!

http://www.chrisayresdesign.com

hi,

Split the banner in many external elements as possible.
This elements will be preloaded and loaded at runtime, allowing the initial content to display much faster.