Week 14 - Power Point Sucks and here's why

1.    Tufte states "Especially disturbing is the introduction of power point into schools.  Instead of writing report sentences, children learn how to decorate client pitches and infomercials..."  I absolutely suck at writing.  Even sitting here writing you guys questions is difficult for me.  I find more value in presenting an idea rather than writing about it.  Do you find more value in speaking to an idea or writing about it?

2.  While Tufte is very much against using Power Points, I feel like as architects our presentations differ than the ones that Banks are putting together for their investors.  Are we the exception or have we been doing this whole thing wrong?

3.  I have been always told that during a presentation if I talk about it there should be a diagram or drawing that support it.  Tufte in this paper is arguing the opposite, that we should talk more and show less visuals.  Why is our profession against some of these things Tufte is saying?

4.  Why does it feel that the School or Architecture is arguable disconnected from the practice of architecture.  Every "large" firm in Milwaukee uses PowerPoint for its building pitches, client meetings, staff meetings, basically everything.  They all use templates and are a graphic nightmare, yet they still continue to be the largest firms in the entire state.   Why is this?