JoinPoint of View: Death by PowerPoint?
Presentation software is here to stay and, rather than avoid it, the authors recommend its judicious use, particularly for what it does best—provide a simple platform for projecting a rich assortment of images. Although the authors do not consider themselves experts on the use of presentation software, based on their teaching experience and observing hundreds of electronic presentations at conferences, they discovered that some things work better than others. This article contains their list of suggestions to avoid “death by PowerPoint” during lectures.