tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post115217000081217984..comments2023-10-26T06:12:04.915-07:00Comments on Silent Eloquence: Powerpointless!!Arunimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08528153539195340782noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152769474054207742006-07-12T22:44:00.000-07:002006-07-12T22:44:00.000-07:00hahahah !!! I faal asleep all the time.. I now kee...hahahah !!! I faal asleep all the time.. I now keep thinking of all things more interesting.. LOLOL rather than thinking about the ppt.. unless I am the one who has to ask questions.. or I doodle.. buhahahah !!Pallavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142772926587548310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152565674518329042006-07-10T14:07:00.000-07:002006-07-10T14:07:00.000-07:00Well, my morning glow, that's what I call reality....Well, my morning glow, that's what I call reality. By the way, if I have to do slides here, where will the caucasian babes find jobs !! May be as maids in kitchens of B'lore... I will wait for that day. About powerpoint presentations, even Mungeri goes into his 'Suneli Sapne' mode. However I am good at keeping my eyes open. Talking about kitchen, I have a thought. Is there a book on Manipuri cuisine ? Preferably in hinglish. <BR/><BR/>Mungeri LalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152559566926081252006-07-10T12:26:00.000-07:002006-07-10T12:26:00.000-07:00Can totally relate to you...HAte presentations tth...Can totally relate to you...<BR/>HAte presentations tthat I'm forced to attend..Vineshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578673170981787471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152464373197277712006-07-09T09:59:00.000-07:002006-07-09T09:59:00.000-07:00Finally one learns to give the respect what these ...Finally one learns to give the respect what these presentations deserve. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152438530924958932006-07-09T02:48:00.000-07:002006-07-09T02:48:00.000-07:00Join AMD :DWe had one ten minute presentation and ...Join AMD :D<BR/>We had one ten minute presentation and that was the long and short of it. Not seen powerpoint since then!unforgivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472720469614249946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152357387943232402006-07-08T04:16:00.000-07:002006-07-08T04:16:00.000-07:00In my prev. co. we had graduated from humble ppt p...In my prev. co. we had graduated from humble ppt presentations to flash/audio/video ones, complete background songs :P At least it kept people awake, even if most points got missed ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152348446732599762006-07-08T01:47:00.000-07:002006-07-08T01:47:00.000-07:00i can so relate to this!!!corporatization of the w...i can so relate to this!!!<BR/><BR/>corporatization of the world!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152345821445958032006-07-08T01:03:00.000-07:002006-07-08T01:03:00.000-07:00sleeping during a PPT presentation ? WELL DONE pal...sleeping during a PPT presentation ? WELL DONE pal. Uve mastered the most sought after technique of all times...That's what I love to do too :-)Raghavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336512262490130226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152341570704700572006-07-07T23:52:00.000-07:002006-07-07T23:52:00.000-07:00maybe Bill Gates is feeling guilty of unleashing s...maybe Bill Gates is feeling guilty of unleashing something like ppt on humanity....in the end world got richer by 30 billion dollar of his donations<BR/><BR/>last heard major cofee players will be giving a % of their revenue to Microsoft.....endless cups of coffee during nights spend on fixing some presentationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152340224900248392006-07-07T23:30:00.000-07:002006-07-07T23:30:00.000-07:00first time on ur blog....read many of ur posts.......first time on ur blog....read many of ur posts....u got a gr8 sense of homour ladyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152331122621138102006-07-07T20:58:00.000-07:002006-07-07T20:58:00.000-07:00i like presentations.. be it powerpoint or anythin...i like presentations.. be it powerpoint or anything else... you are the center of attention when that happens.. who doesnt want that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152306842058111892006-07-07T14:14:00.000-07:002006-07-07T14:14:00.000-07:00its a pain... i hate PPTs. we have clients, client...its a pain... i hate PPTs. <BR/>we have clients, client servicing and account planners, all brandishing laptops of various dimensions and volumes (no pun intended) making life miserable day in and day out... <BR/>Arunima, my dear, i am sure there are better ways to extract revenge besides the intellectual anesthesia? <BR/><BR/>otherwise one day you will end up making a PPT to someone like me, who in the pretension of concentration and intelligence will keep asking you to repeat the contents of the previous slide... <BR/><BR/>ah.. with a polite please though... ;-)±https://www.blogger.com/profile/03713809353619351949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152260595842045022006-07-07T01:23:00.000-07:002006-07-07T01:23:00.000-07:00LOL...Didn't u use yet another two technique to r...LOL...Didn't u use yet another two technique to remain awake at presentations- pinching yourself and going 'ouch'under your breath and/or drinking glasses of water to let the mind focus on something.:)And,I agree- no pleasure's greater than letting others get bored when you make a presentation yourself.'paying back in kind', as you say.AmitLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315443741450983388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152258274396926712006-07-07T00:44:00.000-07:002006-07-07T00:44:00.000-07:00Once u climb up the ladder in ur organisation...or...Once u climb up the ladder in ur organisation...or u spend lotsa time in one company...believe me, afta few months they hand ova OFFICE work to you...all the time...<BR/>Thts wht I'm doing right now...working in sExcel and dWord...grrrrrrrrrrr...<BR/><BR/>I'll take tips on how to make presentaion on monday....coz I hafta work on it too....<BR/><BR/><BR/>You inserted voice in the presentation....now thts an inspiration....I'm a bathroom singer....no one gives me company ova there....but Im surely gonna record ma voice and give a funky presentation....you just wait n watch...hehehehe<BR/><BR/>*wicked me*Ar Ar Ar Arrrrrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821384628059162502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152252328892795692006-07-06T23:05:00.000-07:002006-07-06T23:05:00.000-07:00@kishore: thanks!! It was an amazing comment. @Da4...@kishore: thanks!! It was an amazing comment. <BR/><BR/>@Da4u: Not planning to watch it though.Arunimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528153539195340782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152202798917166572006-07-06T09:19:00.000-07:002006-07-06T09:19:00.000-07:00"power, presence and punch"...u sounded so similar..."power, presence and punch"...u sounded so similar to the punch line of the movie releasing tomorrow "power, paisa and politics"....looks the corporate world is in big 'p' circle:pd4uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089777135222608227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152195398311391882006-07-06T07:16:00.000-07:002006-07-06T07:16:00.000-07:00PPTs!! Hmmmm!!!!Like Iris Murdoch said, its like a...PPTs!! Hmmmm!!!!<BR/>Like Iris Murdoch said, its like a nuclear war. At the end of it, there are no winners or losers. Only survivors. :)<BR/><BR/>And to think that I've managed to survive this long.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152193505210881892006-07-06T06:45:00.000-07:002006-07-06T06:45:00.000-07:00@Anshuman: I'll be there. thankls for the link.I d...@Anshuman: I'll be there. thankls for the link.<BR/><BR/>I don't get the chance to give presentations quite often. <BR/><BR/>I don't use the PPT anymore, but it is quite a handy tool.Arunimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528153539195340782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152191188473295622006-07-06T06:06:00.001-07:002006-07-06T06:06:00.001-07:00oh boy .. a presentation ! I remember the one's i ...oh boy .. a presentation ! <BR/><BR/>I remember the one's i gave in college - somehow used to make people listen to me in rapt attention, if not speak up. It was a sense of satisfaction in itself, cause i often saw my peers doze off while someone else is presenting ! <BR/><BR/>I dont get to do those anymore ... yes, i do have truckloads of meetings, demos and stuff - but no more PPTs yet .. oh boy there was a time, when me and my pardner had mastered the art of it - we would prepare a powerpoint PPT in 30 mins, and rehearse it on the run - what fun ! <BR/><BR/><BR/>btw finally ... i have <A HREF="http://anshuman.info" REL="nofollow"> http://.anshuman.info </A> up and running :)Anshumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164122856295553819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152191166051653442006-07-06T06:06:00.000-07:002006-07-06T06:06:00.000-07:00yes she does - at procheta.blogspot.com :)yes she does - at procheta.blogspot.com :)Preronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873055320080221754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152184779021621902006-07-06T04:19:00.000-07:002006-07-06T04:19:00.000-07:00@manuscrypts: I bugged people. @austere: It was no...@manuscrypts: I bugged people. <BR/><BR/>@austere: It was not a movie. It was a presentaion with one of the tools where you can add voice. <BR/><BR/>@Praveen a: You don't know what you are asking. All I did was take revenge. :-)<BR/><BR/>I cannot disclose the tool as it is owned by the company.Arunimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528153539195340782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152183259074745662006-07-06T03:54:00.000-07:002006-07-06T03:54:00.000-07:00Point taken!! but what exactly did you do?Point taken!! but what exactly did you do?manuscryptshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08610761336778547517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152178484823719112006-07-06T02:34:00.000-07:002006-07-06T02:34:00.000-07:00You made a movie?Butliked very much your point abo...You made a movie?<BR/>Butliked very much your point about powerpoint.<BR/>gawd, the (wo)manhours spent zapped out...<BR/>austereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976244.post-1152177559467177332006-07-06T02:19:00.000-07:002006-07-06T02:19:00.000-07:00That was interesting. What other tools you used? a...That was interesting. What other tools you used? and how was the response? Any tips for poor presenters like me :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com