<i>My ex-boss used to have me spend hours of doing Powerpoint because he claimed to be a &quot;visual learner&quot;. I always theorized that this sounded like a load of BS. My theory was that he was just too lazy or ADD to actually sit down and read and comprehend things.</i><p>If you haven&#x27;t seen Edward Tufte&#x27;s writings about PowerPoint[1] yet, you should. A funny take on what&#x27;s wrong with PowerPoint is Peter Norvig&#x27;s online essay about the PowerPoint version of the Gettysburg Address.[2]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edwardtufte.com&#x2F;tufte&#x2F;powerpoint" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edwardtufte.com&#x2F;tufte&#x2F;powerpoint</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edwardtufte.com&#x2F;bboard&#x2F;q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edwardtufte.com&#x2F;bboard&#x2F;q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edwardtufte.com&#x2F;bboard&#x2F;q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0002PP" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edwardtufte.com&#x2F;bboard&#x2F;q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;norvig.com&#x2F;Gettysburg&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;norvig.com&#x2F;Gettysburg&#x2F;</a>