11-12-2009, 04:22 PM
This is a cry for help. A cry for help from the usual Powerpoint tedium, where every large and small idea is conveyed with bullets and PowerPoint speak. The same goddamned titles that show up in every single context where PowerPoint is used. Slide 2: "Objectives." Slide 4: "Definitions."
Slide 413: "Audience sleeping."
That being said...
That this was presented when the agreed-upon topic was medical is scary, but perhaps only in retrospect. Someone presenting an off-topic topic might be just so concerned about potential problems, that they'll use any chance to get their ideas to an audience.
It seems to be a warning, but about others; not necessarily about himself.
One problem with PowerPoint reminds me of Plato's shadows…we don't know what was intended or conveyed; we only see the bullet points. So there's lots of nuance (and outright meaning) which can't be determined from this crap, standardized format.
Whatever was said by the presenter out loud might have indicated whether he was only speaking about what others might be going through, or that he was also talking about himself. I don't know if that can be determined form what's provided. If there's something I missed that contradicts what I've said, certainly let me know.
Slide 413: "Audience sleeping."
That being said...
That this was presented when the agreed-upon topic was medical is scary, but perhaps only in retrospect. Someone presenting an off-topic topic might be just so concerned about potential problems, that they'll use any chance to get their ideas to an audience.
It seems to be a warning, but about others; not necessarily about himself.
One problem with PowerPoint reminds me of Plato's shadows…we don't know what was intended or conveyed; we only see the bullet points. So there's lots of nuance (and outright meaning) which can't be determined from this crap, standardized format.
Whatever was said by the presenter out loud might have indicated whether he was only speaking about what others might be going through, or that he was also talking about himself. I don't know if that can be determined form what's provided. If there's something I missed that contradicts what I've said, certainly let me know.