Posted on 09/04/2010 10:04:08 AM PDT by darkwing104
Intelligence is information. The best use of intelligence is to get that information in the hands of the war fighter quickly. If used correctly it saves lives and greatly aids our troops to defeat the enemy. Unfortunately, in today’s short attention span world, the most vital tool in the dissemination of intelligence is PowerPoint. More often than not, about time the PowerPoint presentation is prepared for daily briefings the information is too old to be useful.
PowerPoint maybe a valuable tool but when used for routine daily briefs it is more potent than Ambien as a sleep aid. If terrorists were forced to sit through a typical staff level PowerPoint Intelligence Briefing it would be considered a war crime. It is the antithesis of thorough analysis and the careful decision making process.
This brings us to reservist Army Col. Lawrence Sellin. The Colonel was dismissed less than 48 hours after authoring an Op Ed in UPI without permission.
(Excerpt) Read more at coachisright.com ...
Regards
>Unfortunately, in today’s short attention span world, the most vital tool in the dissemination of intelligence is PowerPoint.
I blame powerpoint for CAUSING short attention-spans... have you ever had to sit through a military PowerPoint presentation?
That was how I knew it was a lie when it was said that American soldiers do not torture people... unless for some [unexplained] reason soldiers cease to be people.
I used to write and review them...That's when I decided to retire, I was becoming the REMF that I detested.
REMF?
Rear Echelon Mother F------
(To the tune of “The Green Berets”)
Requests are made, from day to day,
Briefings held, and changes made.
Graphics slides, a must they say,
and PowerPoint is the only way.
Computers crash, and printers stall,
Overloading protocol.
Network’s down and soldiers cry,
Briefing’s late so heads will fly.
Pin PowerPoint Slides upon my chest,
Full-color slides, they look the best.
One Hundred Slides were made that day,
But only 3 were ever displayed.
A smile came on the General’s face,
Slides were done and looked just great!
T’was up all night, worked really late,
Just to hear, the General state:
My soldier son, your slides were great,
Briefing’s done, slides up to date.
One problem son, the color’s wrong,
One more chance, or you go home.
So tell my mom, I’ve done my best.
Pin PowerPoint Slides on my chest.
One hundred slides were made that day,
But only 3 were ever displayed.
Ah, LOL!
I’m surprised I hadn’t heard that acronym in my 9 years in.
...While I was in Korea from '95-'98, you should have seen the way Battalion and Brigade commanders competed for KATUSAs with powerpoint skills. It was like the first round of the NFL draft.
Everyone should have to read Tufte’s commentaries on PowerPoint. Tufte made a name for himself with his wonderful book The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. He is *not* a fan of PowerPoint.
http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint
Great power point creed, too funny, RE: PP presentations*snore*
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