The Army is filled with idiots who want to show the higher idiots how much they know. Stuff in as much useless information into each slide peppered with acronyms that only the speaker knows, then stand there and tell us in a monotone voice what each slide means.
What a colossal waste of time. --- On Thu, 8/20/09, David Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > From: David Smith <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [NF] 25 Years of PowerPoint... > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 7:49 AM > Amen to that! I find powerpoint to > typically be a shield for people who > don't know their product to hide behind, and almost nothing > in the world > slows down a meeting like some well intentioned idiots > decision that > everyone would benefit from a slideshow to reinforce what > they are telling > me. There have been many, many reps that I have completely > thrown off their > game by telling them they may not show me their PP > presentation, but rather > sit with me and tell me about their services, let me ask > questions, and so > on. PP is a crutch that a professional doesn't need. > > Dave > > David Smith > Systems Administrator > Doan Family of Dealerships > (585) 352-6600 ext.1730 > [email protected] > www.upstatedigitools.com > > This message may contain confidential and/or proprietary > information, and is > intended for the person/entity for whom it was originally > addressed. Any use > by others is strictly prohibited > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] 25 Years of PowerPoint... > > The biggest waste of time on the face of the earth is a > PowerPoint > presentation. Totally worthless. > > > --- On Wed, 8/19/09, Ted Roche <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Ted Roche <[email protected]> > > Subject: [NF] 25 Years of PowerPoint... > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 10:24 PM ... sounds > like a Geneva > > Convention violation to me, but it's a cute article on > the BBS on the > > quarter-century anniversary: > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8207849.stm > > > > -- > > Ted Roche > > Ted Roche & Associates, LLC > > http://www.tedroche.com > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/002d01ca218c$550b9180$ff22b4...@com > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
