A lot of power, no point?

For all the reasons stated in the reading, there would be NO Powerpoint in today's class!

1. Technically

How much do you know about using Powerpoint -- how to use it effectively?

Find out more about Powerpoint at Microsoft Office site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/FX100648971033.aspx?CTT=96&Origin=CL100626991033

B key? Rules of Seven?

2. Socially

According to Parker, 30 million PPT presentations are made each day in all kinds of occasions.

What are the pros and cons about Powerpoint -- what are the social implications?

Alienating your audience?

What is "triple delivery"? What's your view?

What's the difference between discussion and presentation?

PPT "lifts the floor" vs. "lowers the ceiling" of public speaking?

Outcome vs. Process

Look back at the pre-PPT era? What has changed?

AutoContent wizard?

Design issues.

From: The congnitive style of PPT http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint

"Alas, slideware often reduces the analytical quality of presentations. In particular, the popular PowerPoint templates (ready-made designs) usually weaken verbal and spatial reasoning, and almost always corrupt statistical analysis. What is the problem with PowerPoint? And how can we improve our presentations?" (Tufte).

Think about these next time when you need to use Powerpoint.

3. Other technologies

How about Word?

How much do you know about technologies that you use every day? How much reflection? Technically, and socially. Don't take everything for granted!

4. Powerpoint + YouTube?

http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/04/introducing-slideshare-power-point-youtube/

http://www.slideshare.net/

A great place to find a PPT example
a) with appropriate design (define it)
b) that communicates effectively
c) that is used in interesting, non-business, non-academic ways
d) that you may want to share with your friends

http://www.slideshare.net/leebryant/the-twentieth-century-was-wrong (author's account)

http://www.slideshare.net/ictguy/introduction-to-blogging (jokes of the day)