Put me to sleep, PowerPoint.

Dull, dreadful PowerPoints continue to spread throughout the land.

And last night, I not only sat through one (for a couple minutes), but was lucky enough to have Professor Bulletin Board open up with 32 minutes of eye-shutting (Zzz) information you read on a high school auditorium board.

Meeting after meeting, in classrooms & offices everywhere, creeps roll out their verbose, dull decks, click through their bullet points and yawn all of us to tears.

I think we’ve all been changed by a great presentation of some sort. Perhaps it was a TED talk that delivered a message that we just can’t forget. Or it was a brand manager who brought humanity & and invigorated culture with his new approach. Or maybe it was Steve Jobs with one of his keynotes.

Bad PowerPoints and decks (and “plans”) stifle change and provide a safe place for mediocre people to hide in plain site – in their conference room, at work, and/or behind a podium.

I encourage you to bring an active voice to your next meeting and presentation.

Because if it is worth presenting, it’s worth making change happen.