Re: it's been a while since we discussed the use of PowerPoint in meetings

[David Morris <[e-mail]>]

I'm not sure there is any point in asking folks in sales how they
use Powerpoint. Powerpoint is a tool and it can be used or abused.
Don't blame the messenger. Sales folks have information to convey
and technical folks have information to convey. How it is organized
can be good or bad whether there are no visual aids, are plastic slides
or are powerpoint slides. The issue isn't powerpoint, it is the user
of powerpoint.

On Wed, 19 Mar 2014, Dale R. Worley wrote:

> > Actually, the article is not all one sided -- it does also discuss some
> > times when they feel that PowerPoint *is* useful.
>
> The whole *point* of PowerPoint is not to educate, but rather to
> *persuade*.  Its *goal* is to make the audience stupid and prevent
> them from looking beneath the nicely-presented bullet points on the
> slides.  If you don't believe me, talk to people involved in sales and
> see how they use the word "powerful" -- it means "words that cause
> people to act [in the way you want them to]".  PowerPoint -- to make a
> powerful point.
>
> (OK, I've calmed down now...)
>
> Dale
>