I’m not someone that believes PowerPoint is inherently evil, it’s not. It has some flaws (as does most software), but I reckon the thing that hurts it the most is the use of templates. The whole thing is set up with bullet points as the default setting, which means that using bullets is the lazy man’s option. Whilst they can be a good way to ‘outline’ your presentation, as a way of getting people to engage they’re rubbish.
(Just as an aside: one thing I’ve wondered over the years – do MBAs teach people that more is more, especially when considering words on a PowerPoint chart? I’ve noticed a strange correlation).
Here’s a great article about appropriateness of presentation styles, from the always insightful ‘Creating Passionate Users‘.
A list of other recent posts that put me in awe of this blog:
- 37 Signals Passion Review
- Conversational writing kicks formal writing’s ass
- Featuritis vs. the Happy User Peak
Happy Reading.
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