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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

45.Use and misuse of PowerPoint


PowerPoint  is   a craze among  presenters.   A couple of months ago, during an academic  exercise which  I  attended,   a speaker  prepared  slides  similar to  the ones below:










During the presentation,  someone in the audience  quipped .....don’t make us asses!!!

This  incidentally, is a cause for concern for  both teachers and students. Many  of us are unaware of  things that should be avoided while preparing   PowerPoint slides.


The  following link will lead  you to an article  entitled  ‘Disappearing Notes’ which appeared   in ‘The Hindu’, Education Plus in January 2013,   and is worth reading. It can be accessed at the following link



For  those of you who prefer watching videos, do  view  Don McMillan’s  presentation entitled  Life After Death by PowerPoint’. It can be accessed at the following link


So...what is the message?....   Avoid  over use of  PowerPoint  or  avoid   misuse of PowerPoint  or  both?











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