Comments on: Aristotle and PowerPoint http://cac.ophony.org/2007/03/23/206/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:12:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Josh Morgan http://cac.ophony.org/2007/03/23/206/comment-page-1/#comment-12406 Josh Morgan Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:17:05 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/2007/03/23/206/#comment-12406 He has a wonderful book, Beyond Bullet Points, on this topic. I reference it often and recommend it to many on a regular basis. He has a wonderful book, Beyond Bullet Points, on this topic. I reference it often and recommend it to many on a regular basis.

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]]> By: Deborah http://cac.ophony.org/2007/03/23/206/comment-page-1/#comment-12393 Deborah Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:41:20 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/2007/03/23/206/#comment-12393 I think this is a useful point. The best student presentations I have seen use Powerpoint to reinforce the larger story they are telling. I don't think it's easy though. And we fellows could probably do with a little self-pedagogy here. :-) Related to this, a few BPL fellows have recently been discussing 'innovation.' What is innovative about a case analysis, recommendations, or presentation format? Perhaps, right now, a good story is innovative, in the Business world. I have to admit to being a little surprised by this though, and I think it would be interesting to know more... Why "story" for instance? Aristotle's notion of plot and narrative has been entirely deconstructed in the humanities and social sciences. So many of the hot authors seem to rely on non-western story structure or theme. Is story making a comeback? Or has the business world just picked up on it? I definitely do not know enough about these things. I think this is a useful point. The best student presentations I have seen use Powerpoint to reinforce the larger story they are telling. I don’t think it’s easy though. And we fellows could probably do with a little self-pedagogy here. :-) Related to this, a few BPL fellows have recently been discussing ‘innovation.’ What is innovative about a case analysis, recommendations, or presentation format? Perhaps, right now, a good story is innovative, in the Business world. I have to admit to being a little surprised by this though, and I think it would be interesting to know more… Why “story” for instance? Aristotle’s notion of plot and narrative has been entirely deconstructed in the humanities and social sciences. So many of the hot authors seem to rely on non-western story structure or theme. Is story making a comeback? Or has the business world just picked up on it? I definitely do not know enough about these things.

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