Comments on: Power Point Ripples the Pond Again http://middlezonemusings.com/power-point-ripples-the-pond-again/ It's about lessons learned... from life! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dustin Walper http://middlezonemusings.com/power-point-ripples-the-pond-again/#comment-38 Dustin Walper Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000 http://middlezonemusings.com/?p=63#comment-38 Allow me to present an analogy: if you throw a stone into a bucket of water, the ripples spread outwards. But if you throw a stone into a bucket of three-toed sloths, there will be no ripple at all.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure where I was going with that... but, ummm...<BR/><BR/>Ah yes. I've seen some terrible presentations, all more or less facilitated by powerpoint slides wherein the presenter dumps a paragraph of text onto each and proceeds to read from them. I would honestly prefer that they read straight from a set of notes, because at least then they're (hopefully) facing the audience.<BR/><BR/>Powerpoint is a great tool if used properly (only a few points per slide, used mostly for images/charts/things that can't be verbally communicated). It's the devil if misused, as it often is. Back to the flip chart I say! Allow me to present an analogy: if you throw a stone into a bucket of water, the ripples spread outwards. But if you throw a stone into a bucket of three-toed sloths, there will be no ripple at all.

I’m not sure where I was going with that… but, ummm…

Ah yes. I’ve seen some terrible presentations, all more or less facilitated by powerpoint slides wherein the presenter dumps a paragraph of text onto each and proceeds to read from them. I would honestly prefer that they read straight from a set of notes, because at least then they’re (hopefully) facing the audience.

Powerpoint is a great tool if used properly (only a few points per slide, used mostly for images/charts/things that can’t be verbally communicated). It’s the devil if misused, as it often is. Back to the flip chart I say!

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