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Yes, PowerPoint is useful in situations where you’re trying to explain something complex to a roomful of people. However, (In accordance with Sturgeon’s Law) 90% of the time it’s used to pad out two minutes worth of information into an hour and a half of bullet-pointed boredom and fantasy.
#1 by Aufero on April 10th, 2008
/nod
#2 by DJ Larkin on April 10th, 2008
/ditto
#3 by Angstrom on April 10th, 2008
/y
#4 by Tachevert on April 10th, 2008
#5 by Walter Yarbrough on April 10th, 2008
One of the worst possible things you have to do as a a manager is fire someone.
Always a chance it goes down like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3RpmUd2T6g
There are times that I would rather fire someone instead of create another powerpoint.
#6 by D-0ne on April 11th, 2008
PowerPoint is easy to use. Project is easy to use. Both are indispensable.
#7 by Aufero on April 11th, 2008
Yes, PowerPoint is useful in situations where you’re trying to explain something complex to a roomful of people. However, (In accordance with Sturgeon’s Law) 90% of the time it’s used to pad out two minutes worth of information into an hour and a half of bullet-pointed boredom and fantasy.
#8 by =j on April 14th, 2008
Project is easy to use up until the point you actually try to use it for work (rather than demos and training and such).