Power Point

I completely disagree with this article. I think that Power Point is an awesome invention and it helps people from school presentations, to meetings in the business world. I do NOT believe it is "advertising" anything. It's a nice, organized outline that helps the audience follow along with what the speaker is saying. A good Power Point is clear with picture and not too much text. It's suppose to outline what the speaker is saying so everyone has a visual understanding so it is clearer for them. I personally love Power Point and I have been using it since I was in middle school. When I am giving a presentation in front of a class, the Power Point somewhat helps me calm my nerves because all the attention isn't just on me. Power Points make a presentation more interesting and you can keep the audiences attention a lot longer compared to if you were just standing in the front of the class with a poster board. I'm not sure why Tufte feels this way, I didn't really make sense to me in his article. I feel that you can learn a lot from Power Points and they are a great tool to use if they are done correctly.