Mark Roberts wrote:
>Larry Colen wrote: > > > >>How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? >> >> > >I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. > As with any tools, there are good ways of using it, and there are the ways that a majority uses it. A few curious facts: 1. The Powerpoint creator has never intended it for such a broad user base. So it was designed for a much narrower category of users. 2. One can learn the "right" ways of using the PP. There are people who even write books about that, such as E. Tufte already quoted by Bob W. Speaking of which, IMHO, Tufte provides some reasonable criticism, but some of his suggestions have "post-modernism" level with a high level of showing off - for which the french word is "epatage". At that point it is not applicable or comprehensible for the broader audience (or for that matter, - even I and my colleagues and friends who have well-above-average level of education and training on the topic of art of presentations do not understand what he wants to say). There are people who have much better, practical approaches to teaching how to use PPT effiently. Just one example: Michael Alley. He has very nice book: The craft of scientific presentations : critical steps to succeed and critical errors to avoid. http://www.worldcat.org/title/craft-of-scientific-presentations-critical-steps-to-succeed-and-critical-errors-to-avoid/oclc/50314962 There is also a nice website with examples and templates: http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/slides.html While I disagree with him on some (mostly minor) aspects, this is a good resource. I also like this book: http://www.worldcat.org/title/dazzle-em-with-style-the-art-of-oral-scientific-presentation/oclc/29667839 R. R. H. Anholt, "Dazzle 'em with style : the art of oral scientific presentation" - It doesn't focus as much on the PPT, focusing on the all aspects of presentations (including viewgraphs); but still enough to point out how it should be done. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
