> Actually, the article is not all one sided -- it does also discuss some > times when they feel that PowerPoint *is* useful. The whole *point* of PowerPoint is not to educate, but rather to *persuade*. Its *goal* is to make the audience stupid and prevent them from looking beneath the nicely-presented bullet points on the slides. If you don't believe me, talk to people involved in sales and see how they use the word "powerful" -- it means "words that cause people to act [in the way you want them to]". PowerPoint -- to make a powerful point. (OK, I've calmed down now...) Dale