The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint"Compares PowerPoint with alternative methods for presenting information: 10 case studies, an unbiased collection of 2,000 PP slides, and 32 control samples from non-PP presentations. The evidence indicates that PowerPoint, compared to other common presentation tools, reduces the analytical quality of serious presentations of evidence"--Page 2. |
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The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within Edward R. Tufte No preview available - 2006 |
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