Power Point Marathon

Have you ever been through a power point marathon? Those final iterations are just hell. That last five minutes - you just have to get it done.

My office kitchen is looking sweet. Someone taped a piece of paper over one of the garbage cans. It says “recycling.” People keep using the refrigerator. I keep the office open pretty much all day.

It may be post marathon delusion but a part of me really loves those power points. I once got a bunch of Norwegian board members all juiced up. I created a super hero with a viking twist. I had that super hero all over the presentation. They loved it. Another time, I had a software executive start a presentation by telling them that one day his suit would be powered by a chip with electronic designs developed by folks just like them. Thomas Dolby then spent an hour talking about the Internet and music. Goes to show you that hanging out with a rock star can be damn good for your business. :-)

Robert Scoble’s perspective on power points: Podtech and why one VC just hates boring presentations. Robert - who doesn’t hate a boring power point?

Rocketboom show about Battle Decks at SXSW…. “contestants improvise conference presentations from previously unseen powerpoint slides.” It’s power point meets karaoke…