Among my colleagues we call this "Death by PowerPoint"

On 9/15/09, Teachers.Net wrote:
> Tim Newlin alerts us to the symptoms driving more and more
> victims to enroll in PPA (Power Point Anonymous)!
>
> Powerpoint Pandemic
>
> All across the world students are nodding off in lecture
> halls, executives are yawning in boardrooms, military
> personnel are being anesthetized at briefings, and
> committees are being put to sleep in government offices by
> infected carriers that are unaware of their condition.
>
> Most of us have been exposed many times and have woken up
> afterwards wondering where we were and what happened. Some
> of us may even be already infected! The PPA (Power Point
> Anonymous) gives us a list of 12 character symptoms to watch
> out for:
>
> They say nothing until something comes up on the screen.
>
> They spend all their time talking with their backs to the
> audience.
>
> They speak in a monotone voice with no breaks and no rhythm.
>
> They have no eye contact with the audience.
>
> They have body language says “I don’t want to be here.”
>
> They fidget with a pointer or clicker while fumbling through
> slides.
>
> They fill slides with too many bullet points.
>
> They use too many charts and graphs.
>
> They use too many clip-art clichés.
>
> They try to communicate too much too fast causing info-overload.
>
> They have little patience with questions and explanations.
>
> They believe that detailed, visual data will somehow be
> absorbed into the brains of their audience.
> --------------------------
> Click below to read the rest of Tim Newlin's article, then
> be sure to pass the link on to your network of colleagues!
>
http://teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/tim-newlin/powerpoint-pandemic

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