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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5295569" data-attributes="member: 177">Sorry it bothers you, but my understanding of the processes of learning tells me that for teaching, it is pretty much universally worse than writing the notes yourself on a board as you speak.  The basic way to get your audience to ignore and fail to retain your high points is to put them in a Power Point slide.Humans simply retain more when another human is actively engaged in the act of presenting the information - the separation of the content from the person delivering it that is inherent in all Power Point is a hindrance to absorption of the information.If, for some reason, you can have Power Point presentations but lack the ability to write for your audience, then it might be a useful last resort, I guess.  Whether it has value in non-teaching scenarios, I cannot say.  Power Point is a tool.  It has strengths and weaknesses, but that doesn't mean it is good for all purposes, or that you can always find a good way to use it. If I'm assembling a computer, I need to drive machine screws.  A hammer's a great tool in a general sense, but for my specific task it is not helpful.</blockquote>