There's been a bit of buzz lately regarding PowerPoint use, misuse, and overuse.

Methinks it started with pieces in the NYer & WSJ, gathered steam at some other mags and rags, then Tufte's essay, then Wired, then every third blog.

Truth is, time has been ripe for a PPT backlash: we create 35 million presentations per day on this planet according to MSFT, and I know for a plain fact that several, maybe dozens, have graphic designers or information designers or presentation experts involved in their creation. We're shooting the messenger because of poorly crafted messages and deliveries.

Tufte has some good points, but so do Byrne and many others. Links to several of them are here:
http://tonyramos.com/Presentations%20Weblog.htm