Can You See My Slides?
Channel: Vulnerable By Design
Date: 07/11/2021

Does powerpoint make you dim? We look at the debate, the evidence, the history. We might even throw in a little slideware liberation manifesto.

Episode links

* Edward R. Tufte (2003) ‘The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint’. Find this on Professor Tufte’s website: https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_pp
* Angela R. Garber, (2001) ‘Death By Powerpoint’, Small Business Computing, 1 April: https://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/software/death-by-powerpoint/
* Scott Mace, (1987) ‘Presentation Package Lets Users Control Look’, in InfoWorld, 2 March, p. 5. View on googlebooks: https://books.google.com/books?id=1TAEAAAAMBAJ
* David Feith, (2009) ‘Speaking Truth to PowerPoint’, Wall Street Journal, 31 July: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204619004574318473921093400
* Robert Gaskins, (2012) Sweating Bullets: Notes about Inventing PowerPoint. Vinland Books. Find a free searchable PDF copy on the author’s website (check the sidebar): https://www.robertgaskins.com/