We do not have to subject ourselves or our students to death by PowerPoint or PowerPointlessness as Jamie McKenzie calls it
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PowerPointlessness — n. In a PowerPoint presentation, any fancy transitions, sounds, and other effects that have no discernible purpose, use, or benefit. Example Citation: Some critics contend that PowerPoint s emphasis on bullets and animated graphics is anathema to … New words
Business (General) — Business General adminisphere aerotropolis bads BAM boomsayer booth bunny borrow brains Buns of Steel … New words
Computers (General) — Computers General affective computing alpha geek antirube augmented reality Baby Bills barfogenesis birds of a feather meeting … New words
chartjunk — n. Chart elements that serve no purpose or hinder understanding of the chart s data. Also: chart junk. Example Citations: The classic example is the use of dot headed figures to convey quantities; this clutters up the chart without adding any… … New words
craplet — n. A poorly designed, aesthetically unpleasing, or just generally useless Java applet. Example Citation: Unlike cable s simple PPP connection, SBC uses SLIP for Serial Line Internet Protocol. And the installation CD installed 125MB of spyware,… … New words
dancing baloney — n. Web page based animated images, Java applets, and other bells and whistles that are not only useless, but also detract from the overall quality of the page. Example Citation: Someday, say the Web pundits, the Internet will be full of live… … New words
deconstitutionalization — n. The process of reducing or ending the protection that a group, thing, or action receives under a constitution. Example Citation: Deconstitutionalization simply means that those who live between the Rio Grande and Border Patrol s secondary… … New words
triple delivery — n. In a PowerPoint presentation, having the same text on the screen, on a handout, and spoken aloud. Example Citations: What about handouts? At a recent lecture to medical students, I announced that there would be no handouts. It was official… … New words
