The Good, the Bad, and the PowerPoint

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The Good, the Bad, and the PowerPoint
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Some people dont like PowerPoint

• Tufte PowerPoint is evil (Wired, Sept. 2003)
• PowerPoint corrupts absolutely
• Elevates format over content
• Taught to school children
• rather than supplementing a presentation, it has
  become a substitute for it

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and some people do

• David Byrne, artist and musician (Wired, Sept.
  2003)
• limiting, inflexible, and biased, like most
  software
• for my purposes, perfect

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Formula for Maximum Stupification

• Turn off the lights
• Turn on the PowerPoint
• Turn your back to the audience
• Read the words on the slides
• Does stupification require PowerPoint?

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Is PowerPoint a crutch?

• The Bad
• Jam everything on a slide and read it to the
  audience
• The Ugly
• Too much graphic design power in the hands of
  people with no design sense
• The Good
• ?

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The Good

• Haiku
• Multiple channels of communication
• A map for the lost
• A slick tool