< One of my favorite quotes is "Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts
absolutely." (Vinton Cerf)>
My perspective is that of one who has sat through, at this point,
innumerable ARMA presentations in equally innumerable semi-darkened
rooms since my first conference in 1997. While I will never be
knowledgeable enough to do an ARMA presentation, I have done some public
speaking from time to time on other topics.
In my view, it is beneficial to be clear about what can be conveyed in a
verbal presentation, what can be conveyed in a written report, and not
use one to do the work of the other.
What is paramount, and why I leave hearth and home annually each Fall,
is to experience the unique perspective and knowledge of the presenter,
and their interaction with the audience during the presentation. In my
experience, the best presenters convey the impression of talking to that
one person in the last row. (What Gabby Hayes used to call "That one
little buckaroo out there." I know this horribly dates me.) In my view,
a presentation should have a unifying theme, and convey two or three
points about that theme. That's all you're going to get across to
someone in the time you have. Only in this way, can the attendee walk
out of the presentation feeling like they have more than when they went
in, that their perspective has changed, that they will look at things in
a somewhat(or totally)different light.
Powerpoint can serve these ends well--if used intelligently. More
substantive content should be presented in a separate narrative form,
because when Powerpoint is used to convey more substantive information
too much "connecting tissue" falls between the bullet points.
Thomas Munzer
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