i agree 100%...i've had about enough of the death by powerpoint presentations...what a horrid misused program...
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Montreal/98, Toronto/00'03'05'06x2, Brad Toronto/02, Buffalo/03, Kitchener/05, London/05, Hamilton/05, Late Show Taping/06, Cleveland/06, Pittsburgh/06, Bridge School Benefit Concert/06, Hartford/08, Mansfield 1/08, EV Montreal/08x2, EV Toronto/08x2...
i agree 100%...i've had about enough of the death by powerpoint presentations...what a horrid misused program...
the thing is, in my grad school program we went through extensive powerpoint training and basically learned how NOT to use it. But here at work, it's the norm to make crowded confusing slides that repeat everything you say...it kills me to make ppts that I *know* are bad...
When utilized appropriately, powerpoint can be a very effective educational tool. The key is to only add a few relevant words and/or ideas per slide..
'I want to hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
I HATE Powerpoint! I have to use it for work every once and a while. It makes me want to break things!
That said, I think I hate Excel more!
how can anyone hate excel...unless they are using the new version with ribbons.
word is the worst...i've used a lot of software over the years and that takes the cake in terms of usability...i'd rather use a pen and paper than ever use word
I HATE Powerpoint! I have to use it for work every once and a while. It makes me want to break things!
That said, I think I hate Excel more!
how can anyone hate excel...unless they are using the new version with ribbons.
word is the worst...i've used a lot of software over the years and that takes the cake in terms of usability...i'd rather use a pen and paper than ever use word
a-fucking-men. I refuse to use word, ever, for anything.
And don't get me started on ribbons. Every tech geek, software upgrade instructor, and lunch n learn presenter I've had for two years has tried to sell me on these things...sure, they're more convenient, if you use EVERY frickin feature in the software, and like looking for them! I use custom toolbars for what I use frequently, all this does is forces me to make new custom toolbars. And they're called ribbons. Way too girly. Turned OFF! Classic view!
I realize this is an old thread so people may or may not have been exposed to this by now, but what you really want to be using is Prezi! Basically, you map everything onto a zoomable canvas space, connect your different lexia via pathway, and frame everything (kind of cinematically) that you want to draw attention to. It completely does away with our outdated PowerPoint slide mentality, looks MUCH cleaner, and is also highly conducive to creative and/or hypertextual projects as well as more formal presentations. I've used it a few times now and it has major "wow" appeal even at techie conferences...though the TED people do use it frequently. Go to prezi.com to check it out.
2003: Toronto
2005: Kitchener/Hamilton/Toronto
2006: Toronto 1 & 2
2008: Hartford/EV Toronto 1 & 2
2009: Toronto/Philadelphia 3 & 4
2010: Buffalo
2011: Montreal/Toronto 1 & 2/Hamilton
2013: London/Buffalo/Vancouver/Seattle 2016: Toronto 1 & 2 2022: Hamilton/Toronto 2023: EV Seattle 1&2
Vivid nightmares of star wipes, multi-textured backgrounds, and clashing fonts haunt me in my sleep.
97% of powerpoint presentations seem to be plagued with the most aesthetically unpleasing array of slides... statistically proven to void the project out of any respect and or helpful information at all. Sorry, I lost concentration on what that presentation was about - I was blinded by the fuscia and florescent yellow text scrolling and dropping into the screen like a 1990's infomercial! Yes there are countless fonts, sizes, colours, backgrounds, and for the love of god TRANSITIONS... but combining them all is one of my biggest pet peeves! EEK!
However kudos to the remaining 3% or so that use it with integrity... KISS - keep it simple stupid!
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nothing specifically. it's just a pain in the ass to work with.
i agree 100%...i've had about enough of the death by powerpoint presentations...what a horrid misused program...
Montreal/98, Toronto/00'03'05'06x2, Brad Toronto/02, Buffalo/03, Kitchener/05, London/05, Hamilton/05, Late Show Taping/06, Cleveland/06, Pittsburgh/06, Bridge School Benefit Concert/06, Hartford/08, Mansfield 1/08, EV Montreal/08x2, EV Toronto/08x2...
the thing is, in my grad school program we went through extensive powerpoint training and basically learned how NOT to use it. But here at work, it's the norm to make crowded confusing slides that repeat everything you say...it kills me to make ppts that I *know* are bad...
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I'm very, very frightening
and I'll overdo it'
That said, I think I hate Excel more!
how can anyone hate excel...unless they are using the new version with ribbons.
seriously...saw this and got excited...kinda sad :problem:
word is the worst...i've used a lot of software over the years and that takes the cake in terms of usability...i'd rather use a pen and paper than ever use word
word.
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
I thought, "NO FUCKING WAY?!?!"
Then realized I fell for 81's bumping tactics. Bastard. :evil:
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...a lover and a fighter.
"I'm at least half a bum" Rocky Balboa
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Vancouver, BC. April 3rd, 2008
Calgary,AB. August 8th, 2009
I KNOW!!! I thought the same. What a blast from the past.
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It was never enough
oookaaaay
Cause you really, really had to find the appropriate place to make this profound observation:
I think more people should actually search topics tho, its fun to dig out old opinions and add to them...
a-fucking-men. I refuse to use word, ever, for anything.
And don't get me started on ribbons. Every tech geek, software upgrade instructor, and lunch n learn presenter I've had for two years has tried to sell me on these things...sure, they're more convenient, if you use EVERY frickin feature in the software, and like looking for them! I use custom toolbars for what I use frequently, all this does is forces me to make new custom toolbars. And they're called ribbons. Way too girly. Turned OFF! Classic view!
2005: Kitchener/Hamilton/Toronto
2006: Toronto 1 & 2
2008: Hartford/EV Toronto 1 & 2
2009: Toronto/Philadelphia 3 & 4
2010: Buffalo
2011: Montreal/Toronto 1 & 2/Hamilton
2013: London/Buffalo/Vancouver/Seattle
2016: Toronto 1 & 2
2022: Hamilton/Toronto
2023: EV Seattle 1&2
97% of powerpoint presentations seem to be plagued with the most aesthetically unpleasing array of slides... statistically proven to void the project out of any respect and or helpful information at all. Sorry, I lost concentration on what that presentation was about - I was blinded by the fuscia and florescent yellow text scrolling and dropping into the screen like a 1990's infomercial! Yes there are countless fonts, sizes, colours, backgrounds, and for the love of god TRANSITIONS... but combining them all is one of my biggest pet peeves! EEK!
However kudos to the remaining 3% or so that use it with integrity... KISS - keep it simple stupid!
/end rant.
I was intrigued at seeing the GTD name again ... another kinda disappointed reader here :( :P
ps ... since when has Kat had an avatar?? :?