Re: [Phys-L] Power Point's Huge Waste of Paper
Yes, powerpoint slides have a very low information density. The print
functions of powerpoint force you to keep a very low density. You can print 2,
4, 6, etc. slides per page. But powerpoint adds so much white space around the
slides that it prevents you from making a reasonable handout.
Paul
On Sep 3, 2014, at 7:47 AM, jbellina <inquirybellina@comcast.net> wrote:
> There are very interesting comments in light of the reference to Edward Tufte
> earlier. He would agree, saying that ppt are a low density way to
> transmitting information. His approach, as I understand it, would be hand
> out a printed page much richer than the ppt, allow people to have time to
> read it, and then lead a presentation build on the ideas in the page.