"Hi. I’m Abe Lincoln. My first slide
lays out a timeline for our nation. As you can see reading from left to right,
it really all started four score and seven years ago. . . .”
Of course that wouldn’t have done at
all. But if there is any doubt that there is a growing backlash against
PowerPoint, you need only look at the proliferation of PowerPoint spoofs on the
Internet. A funny one is Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
There’s even a political party in
Switzerland dedicated to reducing the number of lousy PowerPoint presentations.
It’s called the Anti-PowerPoint Party.
For the record, Speechworks is not Anti-PowerPoint.
And we’re not members of the Anti-PowerPoint Party. Visual aids can help your presentation have
more impact. But PowerPoint is overused and misused. Read more...
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