I'd like to see the personalization tested when sending a test of the email. Have the system grab a name or any item that will be used to personalize the email and add that to the test so that you can see if the personalization is working properly.
Hey Bill. The way I do this is to create a 'seed list' of dynamic content. Well, I set each lead in the seed list to have different segementations. Then when you preview the email you have the ability at the top left to view as a list. Then chose that seed list and you can (at top left) press the left right button to flip through each version of the dynamic content.
We don't use the test email as a rule because of issues we have with displaying. Instead, I go my own contact in the lead database, right click >Marketing>send email. Then your personalization is in place for testing.