Thursday, July 22, 2004
Bye bye PowerPoint - looking for ways to give flexible presentations
http://www.jonathansblog.net/node/view/45
apparently PowerPoint makes us all stupid, and we should be using something else to give presentations. here's a novel idea: use the MacOS Finder instead. not so easy if you're on a PC, but the principle's a good one. I also recently saw a presentation given using Apple's HyperCard... it's a real shame they don't make it anymore.
what are the advantages? well, for a start you have to think on your feet, which means your presentation will benefit from you being more alert than if you're running through familiar slides. there is also a 'live' feeling to your talk, which will engage your audience. and because you're not using static content, you can tailor your presentation to suit yout audience both before and during your session.
http://www.jonathansblog.net/node/view/45
apparently PowerPoint makes us all stupid, and we should be using something else to give presentations. here's a novel idea: use the MacOS Finder instead. not so easy if you're on a PC, but the principle's a good one. I also recently saw a presentation given using Apple's HyperCard... it's a real shame they don't make it anymore.
what are the advantages? well, for a start you have to think on your feet, which means your presentation will benefit from you being more alert than if you're running through familiar slides. there is also a 'live' feeling to your talk, which will engage your audience. and because you're not using static content, you can tailor your presentation to suit yout audience both before and during your session.
Comments:
You should take a look at the passionate "In Defense of PowerPoint" article by Neville Holmes in this month's IEEE Computer. His argument is that we shouldn't blame the technology for our failings in communication. PowerPoint is one of a long line of successful mnemonic and presentation tools - and a good presenter will use PP to illustrate and guide a good presentation, not as a substitute for it.
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