Re: [xml-dev] The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint

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John Cowan <>
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Chiusano Joseph <>
Date
2003-12-17T14:27:44Z
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Re: [xml-dev] The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint
Chiusano Joseph scripsit:

> Interestingly enough, the firm I work for (Booz Allen Hamilton) has its
> own "PowerPoint culture" which deviates from what I consider to be the
> norm. All presentations are expected to have headings that are complete
> sentences so that they read like a "storyboard" - so for instance,
> instead of having a heading such as "Benefits of XML", we are expected
> to have "The benefits of XML are numerous, and...blah blah blah".
> Additionally, the body of the slides are expected to come as close as
> possible to standing on their own, so that one can understand all of the
> points even if they view the slides without the speaker supporting them.

Well, I very much subscribe to the second point.  It never occured to
me, though to treat the titles as headlines rather than titles.

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