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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
I Had a Nightmare ...
Matt Homann has initiated an interesting discussion in the Continuing Legal Education Speakers group on Linkedin.com. He asked for opinions regarding PowerPoint, which I considered to be one of the world's greatest evils, along with poverty, disease and VH1's fascination with Flavor Flav. Given my strong feelings on the matter, I couldn't help but throw my two cents in (all I can afford in this economy).
And while I'm tempted to simply paste my convincing (and oh so witty) remarks here for your consideration (and great amusement), sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. Therefore, I present the ultimate argument against the use of PowerPoint -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s long lost PowerPoint slides from his I Have a Dream Speech.
That has to be one of the funniest videos I've seen in a long time. What's funnier is that my pastor at church thought it was a great idea to use a 40+ slide powerpoint presentation with his sermon. Talk about sensory overload. He had a picture and or sound for every other word he spoke. I do agree with you that powerpoints can be overused, however if used properly they can be a very useful tool.
Sean Carter is the founder of Lawpsided Seminars, a company devoted to solid legal continuing education with a healthy dose of laughter. Each year, he crisscrosses the country delivering his Lawpsided Seminars to more than 100 state and local bar associations, law firms, in-house corporate legal departments and law schools. For more information, please visit his website at http://www.lawhumorist.com
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This is a hoot! Really livens up the original (not) but I did like the bells ringing. Thanks for making your point in such a fun way.
ReplyDeleteThat has to be one of the funniest videos I've seen in a long time. What's funnier is that my pastor at church thought it was a great idea to use a 40+ slide powerpoint presentation with his sermon. Talk about sensory overload. He had a picture and or sound for every other word he spoke. I do agree with you that powerpoints can be overused, however if used properly they can be a very useful tool.
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