tangomonster
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In last night's episode of The Office, they showed Michael (the 40ish boss) being resistant to learning PowerPoint as his younger boss was insisting on. It suddenly occurred to me that one of the best aspects of ER is not having to sit through another inane PowerPoint presentation ever again! At least---I think so. I can't imagine where I would have to watch one anytime soon.
It's not that there is anything wrong with PowerPoint per se. Just that because it's more fun and easier to use than old slide show presentations, people used them more than what was needed. Something that could have been said in 5 minutes took 20 with the PP visuals. It seemed like PP was inspiring and convincing people that they could be creative, even when there was nothing substantial to show on the PP. And I never got the handouts of the PP while the PP was being shown.
So while I love the lack of stress and the time freedom, another wonderful aspect of ER is not watching any insipid PP presentations!
It's not that there is anything wrong with PowerPoint per se. Just that because it's more fun and easier to use than old slide show presentations, people used them more than what was needed. Something that could have been said in 5 minutes took 20 with the PP visuals. It seemed like PP was inspiring and convincing people that they could be creative, even when there was nothing substantial to show on the PP. And I never got the handouts of the PP while the PP was being shown.
So while I love the lack of stress and the time freedom, another wonderful aspect of ER is not watching any insipid PP presentations!