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Subject:The Rewards of Not Using PowerPoint From:"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 7 Oct 2003 10:48:38 -0400
Apropos this year's discussions of PowerPoint, here's a real-life example of
audience feedback:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda Jorgensen
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 4:46 PM
> Cc: dcpubs -at- yahoogroups -dot- com
> Subject: [dcpubs] The Level of Discourse Continues to Slide
>
> I'm coming into this belatedly, but as a sort of postscript to this
> discussion, or at least a footnote:
>
> I just got back from presenting a session at an editorial retreat for
> the staff of PC World.
>
> When the person introducing noted that I would NOT be using a PP
> format, the 40+ editors and art people assembled broke out into
> spontaneous applause.
>
> --Linda Jorgensen
> Manager, EEI Press
> A division of EEI Communications
> Alexandria, VA
> www.eeicommunications.com/press
(Thanks to Linda for permission to repost from the dcpubs listserv.)
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