Take the PowerPoint Toxicity Test
A 'Scourge Upon the Boardrooms'
Become an Antibody of Change
Back to the Media Basics
Listen to the 'Bullets Kill' Keynote
Review: McKee on Storytelling 		 
  Is there an Antidote for Toxic PowerPoint?
Yes, there is, or at least that's the story of our new website at www.SociableMedia.com Judging by the recent press coverage of PowerPoint, there's a clear consensus that the prevailing approach to PowerPoint is toxic. Well, we're ready to join you in finding and applying the antidotes. A special thanks to JPM Design for helping to make the new website a reality >		  
 
  Take the PowerPoint Toxicity Test  
 

PowerPoint has been bearing the brunt of increasing criticism about its most toxic symptoms. Is your organization immune to the criticism? Are you helping to cure the toxin's most poisonous behavior, or are you infecting others with the disease? To quickly find out if the behavior you expect at your organization is a match or a mismatch with the predictable behavior that the current PowerPoint paradigm produces, take this 1-page PowerPoint toxicity test >

 
  A 'Scourge' Upon Corporate Boardrooms  
 
"There's a scourge upon the boardrooms and conference centres of the corporate world. It's sucking the life out of meetings, inflicting boredom and confusion in audiences large and small, and leaving wasted productivity in its wake. The sickness is all too well-known: the dreaded PowerPoint presentation..." So begins an article in the current issue of Canada's largest business magazine, featuring an interview with Sociable Media president Cliff Atkinson. read article >
 
  How to Become an Antibody of Change  
 
Most organizations today are resistant to engaging with toxic PowerPoint, but there are things you can do to start stimulating change. One effective technique is to spread around a little unconventional wisdom. We're developing a core knowledge base of toxic PowerPoint inoculations at Sociable Media, so if you're ready to start being an antibody of change, you can spread any or all of our articles, or our complete website, in downloadable PDF format here >
 
  Back to the Media Basics  
 
"Another meaning of the word communication is still retained in the word commune, as in 'to commune with nature.' In this model, there's no active transmitter and passive audience. Communication happens when all parties are at one in understanding. Meaning comes from the inside of the group out, rather than from the outside in..." read article >
 
  Listen to the 'Bullet Points Kill' Keynote from PPT Live  
 
Is it possible for us to live in a world without a hail of bullet points on every PowerPoint slide? According to Cliff Atkinson's keynote address at PowerPoint Live, it is possible to reconstruct communication, but first we have to deconstruct PowerPoint. To listen to excerpts from the keynote that describes how to bring the pieces back together, visit our download page here >
 
  Review: Robert McKee on Storytelling  
 
The Harvard Business Review recently interviewed film screenwriting expert Robert McKee in "Storytelling that Moves People," a must-read article for anyone who wants to move beyond canned bullet points and templates and into a world that "demands vivid insight and storytelling skills to present an idea that packs enough emotional power to be memorable." But it's ironic that McKee recommends that presenters toss their PowerPoint slides. As a screenwriter, McKee writes stories that will be presented through visual media, and PowerPoint is, in fact, also visual media. Can PowerPoint be used to visually drive a strategic story? Email us to let us know your story >
 
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