Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Swivel. Checkerboard. I know you feel my pain.

I hate PowerPoint. I hate PowerPoint presentations. I hate, hate, hate them! I hate sitting and watching a PowerPoint presentation more than I hate the taste of cilantro, i.e. the soapiest-tasting green ever. I hate how "template" is supposed to mean "creative!" I hate when people give a PowerPoint presentation and then read the text bubbles and bullets word.for.word. There is nothing worse than that. Nothing!

My dog recently told me that he too hates PowerPoint.

And I hate how "PowerPoint" sounds like a twelve step Christian Fundamentalist program.

I am campaigning to end PowerPoint as we know it. And all good campaigns start with research...but get killed by the Rovester. Anyway, this isn't one of those campaigns. You'll see me in the headlines, people. Death to PP!

3 comments:

FRITZ said...

I second that notion...or motion...or whatever. No, really, when I was at undergrad (a mere 100k education), my STATISTICS teacher taught a THREE HOUR CLASS on POWERPOINT. And I paid five hundred per credit hour for THAT?
But it got better! Not only did he read word for word from powerpoint, he also made us do our FINAL PRESENTATIONS on powerpoint.

So, guess what I did?
Read it word for fuggin' word.

Ah! I don't want to relive that hell.

kimberlina said...

"i second that emotion...oooooo"

*dances*

oh wait, sorry, what were you saying?!

madge said...

Fritz: As a graduate student, I'm happy to report that I too have a three-hour class that is delivered via PowerPoint. I know your pain. It is torture, just like Shakira. Don't worry. One day I will go to Microsoft and destroy PowerPoint. It will be just that easy.

Kimberlina: Wouldn't you know that song popped in my head, too.

Julia: Ahhh! Sadness. Art history shouldn't involve PowerPoints. What a shame! :( Don't worry. One day I will go to Microsoft and destroy PowerPoint. It will be just. that. easy.