When the presenter of a PowerPoint presentation is reading straight off the slide and not expanding on what is written.
"She's just reading straight off the slide! She may as well let us read it rather than read it out to us - it's PowerPoint Karaoke, I tells ya!"
by TeRRa4 October 21, 2011
The phrase used to described the numbing sensation that accompanies a 30-slide briefing. Behind all the PowerPoint jokes are serious concerns that the program stifles discussion, critical thinking and thoughtful decision-making.
"Last year when a military Web site, Company Command, asked an Army platoon leader in Iraq, Lt. Sam Nuxoll, how he spent most of his time, he responded, “Making PowerPoint slides.” When pressed, he said he was serious."
"Despite such tales, “death by PowerPoint,” the phrase used to described the numbing sensation that accompanies a 30-slide briefing, seems here to stay. The program, which first went on sale in 1987 and was acquired by Microsoft soon afterward, is deeply embedded in a military culture that has come to rely on PowerPoint’s hierarchical ordering of a confused world."
"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint", Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, April 26, 2010
"Despite such tales, “death by PowerPoint,” the phrase used to described the numbing sensation that accompanies a 30-slide briefing, seems here to stay. The program, which first went on sale in 1987 and was acquired by Microsoft soon afterward, is deeply embedded in a military culture that has come to rely on PowerPoint’s hierarchical ordering of a confused world."
"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint", Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, April 26, 2010
by Erik the Belgian URL April 27, 2010
a coma induced by a powerpoint presentation that is too long (lol, arent they all?), too terrible (lol, arent they all?), or poorly presented (lol, arent they all?)
- uh-oh My Audience has fallen into a powerpoint coma
- The only thing I can do now is put them in funny poses and leave.
(quoted from Scott Adams, dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-06-25/)
- The only thing I can do now is put them in funny poses and leave.
(quoted from Scott Adams, dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-06-25/)
by karbyn June 25, 2010
When someone delivers a powerpoint so tediously boring that everyone ends up slouched over their chairs and desks, in a 'dead' fashion
by gafejaokdfpsa December 16, 2009
A work culture that encourages dumb presentations and meetings about strategy based on gut feelings and hand gestures. The strategy is never really executed after the presentation. Also the exhibitors usually support setting goals as a way of life and endless boring conversations about the structure of their team.
The presentations almost always use Microsoft's Powerpoint software.
The culture worships graphic design and helps incompetent people to keep their jobs even though if they were to die tomorrow, the company’s profits would not be harmed and even improved.
If the presentations are on stage it can also be called "TED culture".
The presentations almost always use Microsoft's Powerpoint software.
The culture worships graphic design and helps incompetent people to keep their jobs even though if they were to die tomorrow, the company’s profits would not be harmed and even improved.
If the presentations are on stage it can also be called "TED culture".
I got fired. I have to feed my kids ... Jessica's dad arranged for me to do a temporary office cleaning job. But it's not so bad, a break from the powerpoint culture. You don't even have to send weeklies to the boss there.
by no_well_no December 31, 2022
Noun: a newly hired employee that is expected to spend most or all of their time creating and modifying Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations for executives.
syn: Chief Formulator of Presentation Materials and Strategy
syn: Chief Formulator of Presentation Materials and Strategy
I didn’t know this new job would require me being a PowerPoint Monkey for one of the firm’s partners.
by jwargel April 30, 2006
the art of putting an audience to sleep with incorrect use of a presentation.
features usually include - but are not limited to - having no personality to speak of, reading off the slides, packing slides with too much meaningless data and not actually getting anything across.
features usually include - but are not limited to - having no personality to speak of, reading off the slides, packing slides with too much meaningless data and not actually getting anything across.
whoa - where am i? dave's powerpoint monotonics put me right to sleep!
aw, man - if i'd known it was going to be a marathon of powerpoint monotonics i would've stayed at home and looked all that shit up on the internet.
aw, man - if i'd known it was going to be a marathon of powerpoint monotonics i would've stayed at home and looked all that shit up on the internet.
by geek.neo May 6, 2010