PowerPoint, Politics and Profit

Posted by on Aug 21, 2011 in marketing, writing | 0 comments

According to BBC news, “There’s a new political party in Switzerland and its sole aim is to have the PowerPoint presentation outlawed.” Actually, no, it isn’t.  Its real aim is to make “a bit of money” from it. According to Anti PowerPoint Party’s website, the nefarious MS presentation software costs the Swiss economy $2.5 billion (US) annually in wasted time and...

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The Ten Worst Business Phrases of All Time

Posted by on Oct 20, 2008 in communication, writing | 15 comments

I’ve probably blogged this before, but I’m just about gonna burst myself open if I hear another business person mention getting our ducks in a row.  I mean, no-one tells you what the ducks are, nor which goes at which end of the row, and is one more important than another?  It means get organised, plan, or strategise, another dopey, made-up word. Here are my top-ten most awful...

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