tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30289778.post1094628073339735991..comments2023-12-01T00:34:23.424-05:00Comments on Knowledge and Experience: Virtual PowerPointEvelyn Bristerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17016286150526911445noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30289778.post-22481002538570338892009-10-26T21:48:09.602-04:002009-10-26T21:48:09.602-04:00From the perspective of a social science departmen...From the perspective of a social science department I will say that presentations in my field are abominable. And they are WORSE now that people feel they can read their slides to the audience. It manages to be both boring and insulting - as if I cannot read the slide myself.<br /><br />And of course, it is terrific to find my oh so empirically minded colleagues insisting (against Tufte's quantitative reasoning) that the problem with power point is that it is used poorly. His argument is analogous to the argument about cigarettes - you know, the only product that is deadly when used properly. Power point makes presentations stupid on purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com