The Point of PowerPoint

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The Point of PowerPoint

• Peter Segerstrom
• I am not actually doing this.

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This is important.

• Powerpoint was developed by Bob Gaskins in 1984.
  Originally referred to as presenter.. It was
  released in 1987 for the Macintosh and eventually
  purchased by Microsoft for 14 million dollars.

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Our Situation

• State the bad news
• Be clear, dont try to obscure the situation

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How Did This Happen?

• Any relevant history, facts, or strategies
• Original assumptions that are no longer valid.
  For example, Im not writing this.

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Peter Norvigs Address
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Recommendation or Decision

• State the recommended course of action or
  decision
• AWESOME
• Discuss how plan will address hardships resulting
  from action

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Our Vision for the Future
Duuuuuuude.

• Reaffirm your goals
• Set expectations for future
• Set a time for expected results

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Summary

• Key points to remember that will give audience
  confidence or improve morale

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A condensed version of everything I want to say
in this presentation

• PowerPoint is the most basic form of
  data-mapping. It relates to the memory theatre
  and the Art of memory
• Both Tufte and Byrnes criticism of powerpoint
  have foundations, however it still is a tool that
  can be used correctly.
• Tufte misses the point about social interaction
  and learning made by powerpoint. Oral modes of
  communication are obviously slower than text but,
  as our crit today showed us, no less important.

• Though hard to articulate, I feel there is a
  connection between the mapping of large
  quantities of data and the way in which we
  present information to each other in a social
  context. Both use convention to communicate, and
  both offer a specific window into a specific body
  of knowledge.
• I feel the connections go deeper, but because
  this a talk I can only facilitate conversation
  and outline the cursory points.

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This is from Peter