Reply #15: Well, the computer lab has it [View All]

[LeftyMom]

and apparently all the younger kids did this kind of thing in high school. Some in grade school even- I'm really not old enough to feel old, would somebody please inform my classmates?

Anyhow, that's really not the issue, the issue is just that I think it's a crutch. Unless a person's explaining something wildly complicated or technical, visual aids are less efective than the good use of imagery in a speech itself. To use what I'm doing as an example, I can do powerpoint and show pictures of animals on factory farms, or I can tell you about it so vividly you smell it, hear the flies in the air and feel the sense of resignation. The mental image I can paint is more effective than the still photo. That's why I think that powerpoint is a crutch. It'd be another thing if I was explaining something technical, then a visual might make more sense.