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I know we’re about to launch into another season of PPT presentations, so when this came across my radar, I thought I’d share with everyone: Harvard Researchers Find PowerPoint Could Be Bad for Business Presentations play a big role in our modern lives. We experience them in school, in the workplace, and even in personal settings. While presentations are important, basic questions remain about how to present effectively. How do ‘medium’ and ‘message’ impact communication? What software tools and visual aids are most effective? Harvard University wanted to find answers to these questions, which is why they conducted a study comparing the effectiveness of three commonly-used formats for communication: verbal only, PowerPoint, and Prezi<https://prezi.com/?utm_source=infogram&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=harvard_study>. Harvard’s Department of Psychology recently published the study in the journal PLOS ONE titled, Does a Presentation’s Medium Affect Its Message?<http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0178774#sec036> Let’s go over the experiments they conducted, the shocking results, and the main takeaways you’ll want to remember for your next presentation. Continue Reading: https://infogram.com/blog/prezi-vs-powerpoint-harvard-study-presentation/ BTW, Prezi is downloadable<https://prezi.com/desktop/> for both PC and Mac. Erin –– [cid:[log in to unmask]] Erin K. Chapin Director of Research Communications The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Office of Research & Engagement 112 Blount Hall 1534 White Ave. Knoxville, TN 37996-1529 [log in to unmask] o: 865-974-2187 c: 865-253-0444 research.utk.edu Big Orange. Big Ideas