And the most difficult problem
So they’ve identified the problem. But how do you fix the problem while tip-toeing around the egos of accomplished researchers and educators. And frankly the problem extends to student presentations and beyond the classroom to conferences and business meetings. The technology does make the abuse of poorly designed visual aids more rampant than before, but mostly because people were often too lazy to prepare overheads before the widespread possibilities of Powerpoint.
And the article hits the flip side of the argument dead on. When you have a professor who uses overheads, all the students start grumbling about tuition costs and they thought this is the digital age.
And this is a great resource…classic really. A webpage about making the most out of a Powerpoint presentation while using eye-glazing-over web design tactics of small text, wide screen, no visuals. Apparently they understand Powerpoint, but not the Internet. So screw it. Just get Edward Tufte’s The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint.
And for god’s sake…stop reading from your slides!!!!
