On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 10:38:03AM +1100, James Gray wrote: > I'm inclined to agree with you on that point. Whether it's PowerPoint > or OO Impress, the same problems are common on both. The main problem > seems to be between keyboard and chair. :P > > I've seen some very good use of digital slide presentations but mostly > it's just a wank; "Hey look at this - every time I reveal a new element > on every slide you get to hear 'whoosh'!" *ugh*.
I note that Uni lecturers seem to be the worst. My theory is that there is a total lack of content, so to hold the interest level (yeah, right) they just pile on the chrome. > Matt Palmer: You ever attended one of Ping Yu's lectures?? Talk about > death by PowerPoint!! Never had that particular pleasure, but for sheer volume, a Mr/Dr Vial has to get some sort of award. Printing slides for that subject was a costly and frustrating exercise, even 4 or 8 up. > Now remember all: KISS More to the point, if you have no content, just shut up. -- Need? What does -need- have to do with it? I'm talking about pure, unadulterated lust here. -- James Campbell Andrew, in the Monastary, hopefully talking about computer hardware -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
