I also just had to respond to this. I attended a small conference in NC for museum professionals. I was BORED OUT OF MY MIND by most of the power point presentations. They are so bland. DON'T DO IT! Rebecca Assistant Director of Programs and Administration Iredell Museums 134 Court Street Statesville, North Carolina 28677 (704) 873.4734 phone (704) 873-4407 fax -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kay Palmateer Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 2:34 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Better Museum Conference Presentations? I had to respond to this - At the last conference I attended, I left a session because the screen-saver image bounced up and down and back and forth and made me feel a bit queasy. (And it was boring... ) Kay Paul Orselli <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Soon two of the big museum conferences, The Association of Children's Museums (ACM) and The American Association of Museums (AAM) will be taking place in Denver. And many, if not most, of the presenters at both these conferences will be packing a laptop loaded with PowerPoint presentations. "Why are some of the most creative people in the world using such powerful computer technology to present such boring, non-interactive speeches?" As noted on the ExhibiTricks blog: there are some interesting alternatives. Feel free to add your comments and suggestions on how to make the museum conferences more engaging. And, if you are attending either AAM or ACM, please consider offering the suggestion for "A Day Without PowerPoint" on every evaluation form you turn in! ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). _____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http:/mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62 sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ%20> it now. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).