DEATH BY POWERPOINT (1)

“Death by PowerPoint” is an aspect or method of presenting that is still very alive and well. Everyone has an opinion about PowerPoint. My opinion is that PowerPoint as a support should be used very minimally. Nothing is worse than somebody presenting by reading entries from PowerPoint to PowerPoint slides. It becomes dull, monotonous, repetitious and seemingly never-ending for audience members.  

Using PowerPoint to highlight significant speech elements or offer a concise summary is acceptable. But for mine, that should be it.

PowerPoint should never be allowed to take over from the presenter, with PowerPoint becoming the central aspect of the presentation, the presenter being little more than an auxiliary.