tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post5546496830862906030..comments2024-03-28T14:29:18.183+00:00Comments on A K Haart: PowerPoint banA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-25858395922395886332016-09-10T18:50:35.253+01:002016-09-10T18:50:35.253+01:00David - I'm sure you add in some theatre and t...David - I'm sure you add in some theatre and the PP is merely a prop. Many don't do that.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-78912113129301624832016-09-09T18:08:51.027+01:002016-09-09T18:08:51.027+01:00I disagree, er, sort of! But I totally agree with ...I disagree, er, sort of! But I totally agree with DCBain that lecturers who spend the entire time reading what they have written on the PP screen should be charged with inflicting 'cruel and unusual punishment'.<br /><br />I give lectures to suckers, ooops, sorry, I mean clubs and social groups on the subject of military history and I can tell you that a well-designed PP presentation used carefully and occasionally is worth a thousand words. At certain points I introduce loud gunfire which also serves to wake up the dozy old gits who are starting to nod off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-66788540541890365452016-09-08T18:48:14.629+01:002016-09-08T18:48:14.629+01:00DCB - I agree and I'm not sure why we relied o...DCB - I agree and I'm not sure why we relied on it so much.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-18043020602431361682016-09-07T20:13:48.708+01:002016-09-07T20:13:48.708+01:00few things are as stultifying as being read, image...few things are as stultifying as being read, image by image, the exact contents of a Pisspoorpoint presentation.The Janniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079381718278953267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-29869915017969962802016-09-07T19:13:53.024+01:002016-09-07T19:13:53.024+01:00Scrobs - ditching your job over PowerPoint is a ne...Scrobs - ditching your job over PowerPoint is a new one for me. It is okay for showing graphs and so forth, but with hindsight it is over-used.<br /><br />Demetrius - the universe may be a vast PowerPoint presentation. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-8848195693295339312016-09-07T08:52:37.006+01:002016-09-07T08:52:37.006+01:00In the beginning was the word.....In the beginning was the word.....Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-56146026503433660742016-09-06T20:50:28.087+01:002016-09-06T20:50:28.087+01:00One of my best chums left his job because he was r...One of my best chums left his job because he was required to subscribe to Death by Powerpoint...<br /><br />I tried using it once, and said in one miserable page "I'll go straight to my own contacts..."<br /><br />And the guy half-listening asked me if I had 'form'..;0)<br /><br />Nice guy, funny joke, stupid presentation - but I needed the money..!Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.com