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Seven Score Years Ago
On a late fall day in southeastern Pennsylvania, an American president gave a speech beginning "Four score and seven years ago..."
Of course, if he'd been giving it today, it might have gone something like this.
Posted by Rand Simberg at November 19, 2003 06:15 AM
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If Abe Had PowerPoint
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What a pity that Abe hadn't mastered animation and sound for this presentation. ;-) Can't you just imagine the effect of explosions and car crashes during the slide transitions?
Ron
Posted by Ron Bell at November 19, 2003 07:15 AM
This is a scream (and all too true).
I just finished a PP presentation for my boss - still trying to decide whether he would think this is funny.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut at November 19, 2003 09:33 PM
That's very funny piece, esp. the "-87" graph.
I hadn't seen it before. Thanks
Posted by The Commissar at November 23, 2003 03:16 PM
Sadly, the linked item is ignorant in blaming on technology the failures better laid at the feet of the mass-media soundbite era. Microsoft has much to answer for, but this isn't one of them. Poor speeches and canned presentations predate them by decades.
Posted by Derek L. at November 26, 2003 06:22 PM
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