Re:Dennis Austin, the software developer of PowerPoint, dies...
by blululu on Saturday September 09, 2023 @10:27AM
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Video is usually more effective for asynchronous presentations. Powerpoint is great for spoken presentations where everyone is in the same room. But they generally suck as summary reports. For thinking and analysis word docs are superior. For asynchronous presentation video is superior. Video allows you to control the timing and framing in a way that a slide deck cannot. The main downside to videos is that they are harder to make. But there is a reason people prefer science documentaries over recorded lectures or lecture slides.
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Re:Dennis Austin, the software developer of PowerPoint, dies...
by smfugit on Saturday September 09, 2023 @11:04AM
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Books beat them all imho :)
Re:Dennis Austin, the software developer of PowerPoint, dies...
by hdjjhhvvhga on Saturday September 09, 2023 @01:21PM
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While I agree, I think we're almost extinct species.
Re:Dennis Austin, the software developer of PowerPoint, dies...
by 2devnull on Saturday September 09, 2023 @12:12PM
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Most good video presentations include a ppt or the equivalent. A video is just a spoken presentation that’s recorded, like a live spoken presentation it can include visual aids or not, it’s still a spoken presentation. You may confusing categories of things, or maybe I’m too used to seeing ppt with slides containing embedded video.
Re:Dennis Austin, the software developer of PowerPoint, dies...
by blululu on Saturday September 09, 2023 @05:36PM
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Just as a movie can go far beyond being a recording of a theatrical play, a video presentation can offer far more possibilities than simply being a recording of a slide presentation. It can allude to possibilities that are closer to experience and convey a sense of reality that a slide deck can’t achieve.