1.0Mark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdrobertsMark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/author/mrobertsIs PowerPoint the Enemy? - Mark D. Robertsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MR0RMT72TL"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2010/04/is-powerpoint-the-enemy.html">Is PowerPoint the Enemy?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2010/04/is-powerpoint-the-enemy.html/embed#?secret=MR0RMT72TL" width="600" height="338" title="“Is PowerPoint the Enemy?” — Mark D. Roberts" data-secret="MR0RMT72TL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I just finished reading an intriguing article in the New York Times: “We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint” by Elisabeth Bumiller. Bumiller documents the omnipresence of PowerPoint in military briefings as well as the growing disdain for PowerPoint among those who give and receive these briefings. Here are some representative excerpts: “PowerPoint…http://blog.beliefnet.com/markdroberts/files/import/photos/powerpoint-navy-5.jpg