We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint - Page 3

Homeslice · 04-28-2010, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave

not these lesbians

jeesh, they look more like men than most men do

101lifts2 · 04-28-2010, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

What I hate is the people who get more recognition and praise because their slides look "cool", with animations and pic art and shit. When my slides had the same ideas or better.

The same could be said with clothes, cars, house interiors etc. etc.

It's all about the presentation.

Aren't you (of all people) in marketing who plays off of this shit?

Phenix_Rider · 04-28-2010, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

The same could be said with clothes, cars, house interiors etc. etc.

It's all about the presentation.

Aren't you (of all people) in marketing who plays off of this shit?

This is why engineers hate marketing/sales. And why sales loves PPT- no details required. Everything looks just fucking wonderful until you actually try to make it work.

Smittie61984 · 04-30-2010, 08:07 PM

“When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war,” . That's fucking awesome.

I hate Power Point with a passion. I had a speech/communications class and all they did was tell us how to BS on a powerpoint to impress people. Before that class I really had no opinion of them.

If I was a company CEO and someone came in with a powerpoint I'd fire them on a spot. I'm a CEO and as far as I'm concerned I have 39 hours in a work day and all day to listen to boring dribble that will help my company. I remember writing excellent reports and research but wasting a ton of time on a power point when I could have been retrieving more information.

fasternyou929 · 04-30-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Smittie61984

If I was a company CEO and someone came in with a powerpoint I'd fire them on a spot. I'm a CEO and as far as I'm concerned I have 39 hours in a work day

And no doubt when you're CEO it'll be for Timex.

101lifts2 · 04-28-2010, 01:00 AM

I love PowerPoint. Where else can you make presentations that you can dump anything into?

askmrjesus · 04-28-2010, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

I love PowerPoint. Where else can you make presentations that you can dump anything into?

Congress.

JC

fasternyou929 · 04-28-2010, 01:58 AM

PowerPoint's biggest downfall is the people that use it. It can be a great tool for giving a speech, but most people use it as a crutch and read directly from it rather than using it to convey talking points. It also works better with certain audiences (upper management) than it does with individual contributors.

On my last trip to China I opened my 2-day meeting agenda with one simple statement: "I didn't bring a single PowerPoint presentation with me". You'd think I promised them I'd make the government stop blocking access to porn online.

EpyonXero · 04-30-2010, 08:27 PM

This is absolutely true. I spent two weeks on a 20 minute PP not too long ago because the bigwigs in DC asked for it.

04-30-2010, 08:07 PM	#4
Smittie61984 I give Squids a bad name Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fly Over State Moto: 1996 CBR600 F3 (AKA the Flying Turd) Posts: 4,742	“When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war,” . That's fucking awesome. I hate Power Point with a passion. I had a speech/communications class and all they did was tell us how to BS on a powerpoint to impress people. Before that class I really had no opinion of them. If I was a company CEO and someone came in with a powerpoint I'd fire them on a spot. I'm a CEO and as far as I'm concerned I have 39 hours in a work day and all day to listen to boring dribble that will help my company. I remember writing excellent reports and research but wasting a ton of time on a power point when I could have been retrieving more information. __________________ lifts - R.I.P.

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101lifts2 WSB Champion Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R Posts: 5,570	I love PowerPoint. Where else can you make presentations that you can dump anything into? __________________ Train Hard Ron Paul - 2012 Mark of Excellence GM

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EpyonXero AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redneck Riviera, FL Moto: 2003 VFR800f6 Posts: 2,531	This is absolutely true. I spent two weeks on a 20 minute PP not too long ago because the bigwigs in DC asked for it. __________________

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04-28-2010, 01:58 AM	#8
fasternyou929 SFL Expatriate #2 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Moto: CBR1000 Posts: 2,043	PowerPoint's biggest downfall is the people that use it. It can be a great tool for giving a speech, but most people use it as a crutch and read directly from it rather than using it to convey talking points. It also works better with certain audiences (upper management) than it does with individual contributors. On my last trip to China I opened my 2-day meeting agenda with one simple statement: "I didn't bring a single PowerPoint presentation with me". You'd think I promised them I'd make the government stop blocking access to porn online.