The Rhetoric of PowerPoint

Authors

  • Jens E. Kjeldsen Associate Professor The University of Bergen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.2523

Abstract

The presentation program PowerPoint is probably the most used tool in the schools, high schools and universities of today. The use of this program, however, comes at a cost, because it is not just a different and neutral way of teaching. Like the use of any technology, PowerPoint affects not only the way we present and teach, but also the way we think, learn and understand. The program carries an inherent tendency to crate fragmentation of thought and cognitive overload. In order to avoid this we should stop thinking in terms of technology and begin to think rhetorically. What we need is media rhetoracy: the ability to communicate persuasively and appropriately.

Downloads

Published

2006-12-05

How to Cite

Kjeldsen, J. E. (2006). The Rhetoric of PowerPoint. Seminar.net, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.2523

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2006)

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2017 Jens E. Kjeldsen

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Seminar.net is a fully open access journal, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. Use and distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the author and the journal are properly credited. The journal allow reuse and remixing of content in accordance with a Creative Commons license CC-BY

  • The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.
  • The journal allows the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions.
  • Seminar.net does not charge authors for publishing with us.