Research points the finger at PowerPoint(major pitfall of powerpoint presentation)

SMH ^ | 04/04/07 | Anna Patty

[beef]

The problem with tools like powerpoint is that the information content suffers at the expense of fancy formatting. A smart company would have one standard powerpoint template and require people to concentrate in the information being conveyed. Also, no diagrams without legends. People have thick lines pointing here and thin lines pointing there with no explanation of that the difference is. Half the time, there is none, they just thought it looked better.

[cinives]

cognitive load theory = another name for the long-understood CRS syndrome

[AFPhys]

I’ve found that I get a lot out of a very wordy PP presentation when I’ve downloaded and reviewed it myself.

Many people write a full paper instead of a simple outline when they do a PP ... This can be good.

However, it is true that when such is being presented, the speaker can cause information overload and confusion while I’m trying to spend time figuring out the last slide that I would have liked to hear more about.

[Scourge of God]

They have also challenged popular teaching methods, suggesting that teachers should focus more on giving students the answers, instead of asking them to solve problems on their own.

WRONG! Well, at least for me. I come away with a much better understanding when I work something through, as opposed to someone just telling me.

[RiVer19]

I seem to regularly get .pps files from people that are quite ummm, interesting. Nothing but pictures. Come on guys, I KNOW I’m not the only one that sees this great use of powerpoint all the time :)

[Duke Nukum]

I had a revelation about this when I saw Ran in the 1980’s. It’s sort of a telling of Lear with a feudal Japan backdrop. Anyway, the movie is so good, after I watched it I forgot it was subtitled at all.

Dull movies or even over-rated movies, I notice the subtitles.

[Xenalyte]

Since I learned to read, I’ve hated being read to.

And let’s face it, that’s what PowerPoint encourages the presenter to do.

[Xenalyte]

There’s also (for me, at least) the knowledge that I could read what the guy’s reading to me a LOT faster than he can read it. That irks me as well.

[huldah1776]

I was wondering why we remember movies so well?

[theFIRMbss]

>anyone that gives flashy Powerpoint presentations full of effects has entirely too much time on their hands

It just means they have
a skillful secretary.
(I have never seen

an executive
who made up his or her own
presentation slides!)

[theFIRMbss]

>I was wondering why we remember movies so well?

Note to professors:
Have more lectures where young girls
get hacked by slashers . . .

[huldah1776]

Now that I have read your home page I understand the logic of your reply. I just thought it interesting that I remember so much of a movie, being a visual learner, but do not remember powerpoints. And I am in college at this time. I will admit, too, that I have never watched a slasher movie. Do not want those images seared into my brain. Maybe its because we do not think of words on a screen as a picture, right brain process, but use the left side, the language side to do the reading AND listening at the same time during the PPT presentation. Like trying to listen to 2 people at the same time. :-) Just wondering.

[theFIRMbss]

>I will admit, too, that I have never watched a slasher movie

Some of those movies
have a religious subtext
that's quite intriguing . . .

Movie Subliminals -- The Rate of God (Accident? Purposeful?)

[ODC-GIRL]

Ha ha ha!!!

Somehow I doubt it, but heck you never know.

Luckily, I’ve served with most of these people for over 20 years, from the time they were LTs or Captains, so I was pretty comfortable with them anyway.

It would be a funny sight, though.