Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 9 - PowerPoint Inc.

About this episode

The episode discusses the dominance of PowerPoint in corporate communication and why it remains unchallenged despite the availability of alternative tools.

In this episode, Mike and I put on the latex gloves and explored the uncomfortable reality that PowerPoint has ruled corporate communication since 1987, and somehow nothing has replaced it despite Prezi, Lucidchart, Google Slides, and Canva all existing and working perfectly fine. The thesis: PowerPoint persists because it's the ultimate crutch. It's like eating a donut. Relatively safe, expected, and nobody will question you for eating it, even though it forces you to cram comple...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike, Nathan McBride

Topics covered

• corporate communication
• PowerPoint
• presentation tools
• technology
• business practices

Keywords

• PowerPoint
• corporate communication
• presentation tools
• Prezi
• Google Slides
• Lucidchart
• Canva

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PowerPoint, Prezi, Lucidchart, Google Slides, Canva

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