How to prevent death by PowerPoint - CGMA Magazine. PowerPoint can undoubtedly be a useful presentation tool.
But a presenter who is too reliant on a slide deck can quickly put his or her audience to sleep. When presenters use PowerPoint as a script or overload each slide with text or data, it becomes a barrier between them and the people with whom they are trying to communicate. Steve Bustin, a communications consultant who founded Vada Media, offers some hints on how to improve presentations and better connect with the audience. Set clear objectives. Before you venture anywhere near PowerPoint, be clear about your objectives for the session.
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Google and Microsoft should be mortal enemies, right?
After all, in the world of office productivity, Microsoft's Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the rest) has been the dominant program for a generation, despite challenges from Google. The competition is much more robust when it comes to consumer cloud storage, where Google Drive holds its own against Microsoft and Dropbox.