Sweet PowerPoint Irony!

[KurtNYC]

I'm helping a co-worker with a powerpoint presentation. Powerpoint may be the most communication-damaging software ever devised. 200 words, about 2 minutes worth of reading, can fill 10 slides and be doled out (read aloud) at a meeting for half an hour. This is from a presentation regarding how to evaluate employees and their skills:

Writing Skills

Measures an individual's ability write clearly and concisely and to deliver issues based reports.

from the same source:

Client Relations & Ownership

Measures an individual's: management of the client relationship through understanding the clients needs and expectations; and meeting/exceeding those needs and expectations.

To paraphrase the famous quote: PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.

[ArkDem]

1. It works great for me.

[redqueen]

2. An adult wrote that?

Seriously?

[lapfog_1]

3. First consult "Strunk", then make Powerpoint - n/t

[Demit]

4. I agree, Powerpoint is dreck, but this looks like a case of GIGO, too

LOL! Powerpoint was just made for managers who want to feel self-important. It's an idiot program that lets them say, Look at me! I'm designing! I'm creating slides!! I'm communicating!!!

[Ready4Change]

5. Like blaming the english language for Bushisms.

PowerPoint allows people to make presentations. It does nothing to force them to make GOOD presentations. That's the users responsibility.

[rogerashton]

6. It keeps my students interested.

Not in my presentations -- nothing could do that -- but in their own presentations. They really like to do them in power point. I grade 'em on content, but I think they actually produce better content for the presentations than they would with index cards.