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Somebody said power point is a crime against humanity. I don't agree fully as it is a great tool if used in the right way. Unfortunately it is almost always ove
by kfk 9y ago
Somebody said power point is a crime against humanity. I don't agree fully as it is a great tool if used in the right way. Unfortunately it is almost always overused and crammed with too much information. I have seen decks of 90+ slides full of charts and tables made in various excel files and all numbers had to tie. Such presentations cost organization millions of wasted labor and don't even get to the point. They give a false sense of "knowing what is going on" while in reality nobody analyses the problems well enough. In fact everyone is too busy preparing and tidying off slides.
Also somebody here in the comments said this ready: slides are locked in files poorly shared across the organization. There is a huge amount of valuable information that nobody can search. It is sometimes easier to find detailed information on any random fact on the web than key information in your company.
I think banning power point might be too strong, but companies should force a "code of conduct" on this tool and should seriously figure out a better way for information to surface to employees when they need it.