Comments on: PowerPoint Presentations – a wishlist for 2009 http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/2009/01/powerpoint-presentations-a-wishlist-for-2009.html www.craigstrachan.com/blog - Keep talking! Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Craig http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/2009/01/powerpoint-presentations-a-wishlist-for-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-338 Craig Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:36:31 +0000 http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/?p=124#comment-338 Thanks Cyndi. I think that PowerPoint is a little like mobile phones and email. Life was perfectly fine before we got them, and not we wander what we do without! I would so like for us to get back to the spoken word, and away from the presented word. Thanks Cyndi.

I think that PowerPoint is a little like mobile phones and email. Life was perfectly fine before we got them, and not we wander what we do without! I would so like for us to get back to the spoken word, and away from the presented word.

]]> By: Cyndi Maxey http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/2009/01/powerpoint-presentations-a-wishlist-for-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-326 Cyndi Maxey Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:31:21 +0000 http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/?p=124#comment-326 "As speakers we need to ask why we are speaking in the first place..." Kudos Craig for this thought. If we all would only ask ourselves that as we design our Power Point, we would find that happy medium of data and picture. I'm remembering the many many years of public speaking prior to computer visuals and I am somewhat ashamed that we as speakers have given in so quickly and easily to computer generated visual support. Truly, Aristotle taught persuasion to the Greeks using only the power of the written and spoken word. And ultimately that is our premiere power. “As speakers we need to ask why we are speaking in the first place…” Kudos Craig for this thought. If we all would only ask ourselves that as we design our Power Point, we would find that happy medium of data and picture. I’m remembering the many many years of public speaking prior to computer visuals and I am somewhat ashamed that we as speakers have given in so quickly and easily to computer generated visual support. Truly, Aristotle taught persuasion to the Greeks using only the power of the written and spoken word. And ultimately that is our premiere power.

]]> By: Craig Strachan http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/2009/01/powerpoint-presentations-a-wishlist-for-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-274 Craig Strachan Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:13:46 +0000 http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/?p=124#comment-274 Simon- Yes you are correct, as speakers we need to ask why we are speaking in the first place. If there is not a strong reason, then you are wasting a lot of people's time. Rather give people the time to network (at a conference), or let them get back to work (in business). I look forward to your post. Craig Simon-

Yes you are correct, as speakers we need to ask why we are speaking in the first place. If there is not a strong reason, then you are wasting a lot of people’s time.

Rather give people the time to network (at a conference), or let them get back to work (in business).

I look forward to your post.

Craig

]]> By: Simon - presentation skills training in the UK http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/2009/01/powerpoint-presentations-a-wishlist-for-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-272 Simon - presentation skills training in the UK Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:00:39 +0000 http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/?p=124#comment-272 PS: and before anyone starts to complain about my grammar.... :) Yes, I do know that techinically it should be "fewer presentations" not "less presentations". So there! :D PS: and before anyone starts to complain about my grammar…. :) Yes, I do know that techinically it should be “fewer presentations” not “less presentations”. So there! :D

]]> By: Simon - presentation skills training in the UK http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/2009/01/powerpoint-presentations-a-wishlist-for-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-271 Simon - presentation skills training in the UK Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:59:34 +0000 http://www.craigstrachan.com/blog/?p=124#comment-271 Hi - like you, I'm about to post my entry into this debate; sadly though, from reading what everyone else has said so far, I think we may very well have hit a consensus straight away! :) Mind you, I'd go one step further than your three ideas about presentations and have one numbered zero, so that it comes before your three: Less Presentations. I can't begin to remember how many pointless presentations I've sat through just because someone had to fill time at a meeting, or because it was expected of them! (Or even just that they THOUGHT it was expected of them! Simon Hi – like you, I’m about to post my entry into this debate; sadly though, from reading what everyone else has said so far, I think we may very well have hit a consensus straight away! :)

Mind you, I’d go one step further than your three ideas about presentations and have one numbered zero, so that it comes before your three: Less Presentations. I can’t begin to remember how many pointless presentations I’ve sat through just because someone had to fill time at a meeting, or because it was expected of them! (Or even just that they THOUGHT it was expected of them!

Simon

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