Dan Abel wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> > sending me things done (usually without any noticeable skill) in Power
> > Point LOL.
>
> Aha! Power Point is the magic phrase in our house. It is a synonym for
> "totally worthless". My wife will go to a concert or art show, and come
> back, and I'll ask her about it, and she'll say, "It was really bad.
> I'd rather watch a Power Point.". Both she and I have attended PP
> presentations, where somebody paid transportation, hotel and food costs,
> only to watch PP garbage. Now, other times I've seen PP presentations
> given by people who actually know something, and the PP is just a prop
> to help. But sometimes, it's obvious that the presenter looked at this
> PP the day before, and it represents everything they know about the
> subject. Of course, the presentation consists solely of reading the
> slides. Well, I learned to read 50 years ago, and I *don't* want
> somebody reading to me!
>
>


Agreed many times over. Have sat through PP 'presentations' considered
slick just because they were put up on a screen via the inevitable
laptop. Making it high tech doesn't make it *better*.

Nearly got a job at a medical advertising firm just because I came up
with a decent set of slides *without* using PP. Despite calling
themselves 'cutting edge', was expected to move to the middle of nowhere
without relocation expenses or a company car (no public transport).
Couldn't afford to take the job.