Saturday, February 18, 2006
When do you long for bullet points & clip art?
God help me, overly slick PowerPoint presentations that focus on fashionable design over fascinating content make me long for clip art, lots of bullet points, and Dad’s Tie template.
But more than that, I long for presenters who put sharing their passion for their field of expertise far in front of showing off a new and trendy style.
Because it’s hard to imagine that truly “great” teachers are anything but enthusiastic about their subject matter and sharing it with their students. You can’t imagine a truly wonderful teacher -- or any great expert in their field, for that matter -- fretting about PowerPoint design and fashion trends.
And you don’t want to hire a salesperson who whines about how out-of-date the company’s PowerPoint deck looks. That salesperson probably can’t tell a story, connect with his or her audience…or sell your products. ¶ 2/18/2006 01:46:00 PM
God help me, overly slick PowerPoint presentations that focus on fashionable design over fascinating content make me long for clip art, lots of bullet points, and Dad’s Tie template.
But more than that, I long for presenters who put sharing their passion for their field of expertise far in front of showing off a new and trendy style.
Because it’s hard to imagine that truly “great” teachers are anything but enthusiastic about their subject matter and sharing it with their students. You can’t imagine a truly wonderful teacher -- or any great expert in their field, for that matter -- fretting about PowerPoint design and fashion trends.
And you don’t want to hire a salesperson who whines about how out-of-date the company’s PowerPoint deck looks. That salesperson probably can’t tell a story, connect with his or her audience…or sell your products. ¶ 2/18/2006 01:46:00 PM
