PowerPointlessness en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of PowerPoint + pointlessness, coined by Jamie McKenzie in 2000.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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
Avoid 'PowerPointlessness!' A presentation should always be about your audience, not about you.
2008, various authors, “Presentation Skill”, in Presentation Skill, Global Media, →ISBN:Powerful PowerPoint: Tips for Ending PowerPointlessness ...
2007, Steven J. Bell, John D. Shank, Academic Librarianship by Design, page 139:PowerPointlessness in higher education is an educational sin. I am rethinking.
2007, Glenn Rikowski, PowerPointlessness in Higher Education (Target page closed down by AOL)We do not have to subject ourselves or our students to 'death by PowerPoint' or 'PowerPointlessness' as Jamie McKenzie calls it
2005, David Clive Nettelbeck, Computers, Thinking and Learning: Inspiring Students with Technology, page 52: