This artist perfectly depicts how my life will end – yep, death by PowerPoint.
Do you have PowerPointitis, the incurable disease that affects nearly 11 in every 10 marketers? [they told me there'd be no math in marketing 😉 ] Answer these simple questions…
Do you see slides in your dreams?
Can you hold a meeting without using PowerPoint? Seriously can you do it?
Do you know every keyboard short-cut for PPT functions?
Do you use the word "Deck" incessantly?
Do you click the save icon after every slide change since you're used to PPT crashing every 15 minutes?
When watching someone elses presentation do you completely discount their information, however valid, because the slide design is not up to your level?
Do you spend more time creating presentations than talking with your team and colleagues?
Do you ever use Word instead of PowerPoint? When is the last time you actually wrote a report with real depth of analysis?
Do you spend an hour obsessing over details on a slide that will be shown for only 10 seconds?
When you're on a plane flight do you catch up on reading or work on slides?
Does it literally make you crazy when someone doesn't wrap their bullets properly?
Is Steve Jobs your hero — not because of his product/design innovations, but because he was a master of presentations?
Are your decks such big files [50+ megs] that you can't send them by email?
Do TimesNewRoman bullets crush your soul?
Do you carry 4 different projector adaptors so that you're ready to present on any device at a moments notice?
Do you regularly have management sessions with 4-6 executives group editing slides?
Should you change your title to CPO – Chief PowerPoint Officer?
Do your graphic designers spend more time on PPT than on the website?
Did you have to install DropBox for the sole purpose of sharing presentations?
Do you think a slide presentation constitutes a real plan [product plan, marketing plan, etc.]?
Have you reached your title/level because you're great at what you do, or because you're great at PowerPoint?