Comments on: Block Ed http://www.quantumdiaries.org/2011/02/24/block-ed/ Thoughts on work and life from particle physicists from around the world. Sun, 19 May 2013 20:58:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sarai http://www.quantumdiaries.org/2011/02/24/block-ed/#comment-1921 Sarai Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:11:25 +0000 http://www.quantumdiaries.org/?p=7778#comment-1921 @Isaac: well done – you have officially conquered writer’s block!! Keep writing! Loved the link to the Gettysburg Address – that’s some good presenting right there…
@jfb: love that link – stunning.

]]> By: TRIUMF http://www.quantumdiaries.org/2011/02/24/block-ed/#comment-1902 TRIUMF Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:39:41 +0000 http://www.quantumdiaries.org/?p=7778#comment-1902 @jhb — Absolutely! I have seen Tufte’s lectures before on this and they are funny, inspiring, and very pointed. His version of the Gettysburg Address from Abraham Lincoln in PowerPoint form is amazing. And I fully support his analysis and I still use PPT because it does provide something… –Isaac.

]]> By: jfb http://www.quantumdiaries.org/2011/02/24/block-ed/#comment-1858 jfb Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:35:25 +0000 http://www.quantumdiaries.org/?p=7778#comment-1858 http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/ppt2.html

Edward Tufte’s own web site and his brochure about PowerPoint aren’t available as I write. Here’s the best discussion I could find quickly.

]]> By: TRIUMF http://www.quantumdiaries.org/2011/02/24/block-ed/#comment-1827 TRIUMF Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:00:29 +0000 http://www.quantumdiaries.org/?p=7778#comment-1827 @Sara — Thanks! I did walk around the office building, drink more coffee, and draw out my talk. It worked! I have 25 minutes for a 20 minute time slot and just saw something brand new. Indeed, even just writing that post to acknowledge that I was temporarily stopped helped break things loose. And yes…I do think in PPT these days. That’s the curse of growing up as a physicist. Hahah! –Isaac.

]]> By: Sarai http://www.quantumdiaries.org/2011/02/24/block-ed/#comment-1818 Sarai Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:05:46 +0000 http://www.quantumdiaries.org/?p=7778#comment-1818 People who use PPT to communicate are generally called consultants ;)
Once you know what you want to say, first draw a few mind maps and doodles because putting the slides together should be the very last thing you do. So take a walk, have some tea, draw some mind maps and doodles and get busy!!

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