Slides Are a Poor Form of #communication, Here’s Why
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Source: DilbertI was a management consultant early in my career so I feel qualified to make this somewhat controversial statement:Slides are a poor form of communication compared to written narratives for discussion and decision making.Based on my experience, slides are inferior to narratives in meetings where you need to make a decision with a small group of people. They’re also an inadequate tool for people who missed the meeting and need to get caught up.Slides are a great tool for telling a story or presenting a vision to a large group of people (it’s hard to make 50 people read a narrative on the spot).Before you throw a PowerPoint deck at me, please hear me out on why I think narratives are superior:1. Narratives encourage clarity of thinking instead of busyworkWriting full sentences (...)