post # 353 — Friday, April 13, 2007 — a Client Relations post
Edward Tufte on Powerpoint
Shawn Callahan, a regular participant on this blog, sent me a fabulous link to a discussion of Powerpoint's abysmal contribution to obfuscation, especially as it affected NASA's decsiion-making ability. The ensuimg discussion is serious and heavy, but worth reading. Like me, Tufte is on a campaign to stamp out Powerpoint.
For those of you who don't know his work, Tufte is the world's expert on the visual display of quantitative information. His books are works of art. Look for them!
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Luis Villa said
http://tieguy.org/blog/
Before completely throwing the baby out with the bathwater, David, you might want to take a look at Presentation Zen, which is an excellent site on giving good presentations. In particular, the recent post on 'Is it finally time to ditch powerpoint?' may be of interest. I agree with you that powerpoint is often a distraction and a crutch, but having seen it done well, I think it can also be (in the right hands) a powerful tool.
posted on Friday, April 13, 2007