I have to sit through far too many piss-poor Powerpoint slide decks that just send the audience to sleep. Here are some examples of how to use Powerpoint properly.
Brilliant Video Session
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187
Great tips from a great presenter
http://blogs.technet.com/jesper_johansson/archive/2005/08/24/Death-by-PowerPoint.aspx
Advice from a specialist
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2005/09/whats_good_powe.html
Thanks. It seems the ‘movement’ against boring powerpoint is gaining members by the minute.
I recommend Garr Reynolds’ book Presentation Zen for tips on battling the syndrome. His blog of the same name is also very good.
And last, but not the least, I have to push some of my own stuff about the subject…