What comes to your mind when you know you’re attending an event (conference, team meeting or presentation) where Power Point will be used? For me, boredom and malaise are way up there. That’s because everyone is just doing what they’ve always done with the visual thing. Can’t we do something different? Something that speaks to where we’re at.
My friend Steve Hopkins, who is the director of training for SCBO, uses Power Point, but he also uses cinema. You might see a clip from O Brother Where Art Thou? or something that changes your mood and wakes up your senses.
Seth Godin gives some wonderful insights on a really bad power point. Judging by his comments I’m not alone in my thoughts.
Understand, I’m not calling for the end of Power Point. Things change though…