I must fall in the masochistic side of PowerPoint – I actually enjoy PowerPoint presentations. CareerJournal offers this article – Tips for PowerPoint — Please Spare Us – which comments on many pet peeves regarding Microsoft’s presentation software.
Despite the barbs:
…there are an estimated 30 million PowerPoint presentations given each day around the world…
Some times I think people prefer to simply be contrarians to the status quo. 30 million presentations can’t be wrong, can they?
PowerPoint proponents say slideware doesn’t bore people, people bore people.
Oh do I agree with that statement. I wouldn’t castigate the program just because some people use it poorly. I have sat through many excellent presentations that I found most beneficial. My take in those presentations is that the software enhanced the learning experience.
Of course, there is this side too:
…says John Falck, a partner at a proprietary trading firm who has seen his share of “soul-sapping PowerPoint muggings.”
Or as the Rock Star commented in an earlier post, it can become a terrible crutch for a candidate.