Everyone else will understand what I mean when I say some of the greatest lessons I’ve learned in life…or should I say “insights I’ve gained”…have come from PowerPoint presentations that my coworkers have given. 

PowerPoint presentations teach us that:

• Even the most dumbass idea looks intelligent if you present it with colorful charts and graphs.  

 

• It is actually possible to say the exact same thing three hundred and fifty different ways.

 

• If you don’t have anything worthwhile to say, you can cover it up by telling meaningless stories.  It will take people a while to figure out that you aren’t really making any point.

 

• Use big words if you want to hide the fact that you’re dumb as shit.  Throw into the discussion phrases like “synergy savings” “best practices” and “core competencies.”

 

• Men are like children — If you want them to pay attention, you have to present information with music and colorful animation. 

 

• Encourage people to express their opinions.  Once they get going, you can tune out and think about your plans for the weekend.

 

• Almost every really good idea can be summed up in two sentences.  If it takes longer than that to explain, someone is trying to pull one over on you.