PowerPointlessness

English

Etymology

Blend of PowerPoint +‎ pointlessness, coined by Jamie McKenzie in 2000.

Noun

PowerPointlessness (uncountable)

  1. (business, education, communication, software) The senseless and excessive use of PowerPoint as a communication medium, characterized by an overreliance of superficial visual effects, such as animated transitions, which detract from the clarity and substantive quality of the presentation.
    Near-synonym: death by PowerPoint
    • 2005, David Clive Nettelbeck, Computers, Thinking and Learning: Inspiring Students with Technology, page 52:
      We do not have to subject ourselves or our students to 'death by PowerPoint' or 'PowerPointlessness' as Jamie McKenzie calls it
    • 2007, Steven J. Bell, John D. Shank, Academic Librarianship by Design, page 139:
      Powerful PowerPoint: Tips for Ending PowerPointlessness ...
    • 2007, Glenn Rikowski, PowerPointlessness in Higher Education (Target page closed down by AOL)
      PowerPointlessness in higher education is an educational sin. I am rethinking.
    • 2008, various authors, “Presentation Skill”, in Presentation Skill, Global Media, →ISBN:
      Avoid 'PowerPointlessness!' A presentation should always be about your audience, not about you.
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