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PowerPoint and slide design

"The Great Man Has Spoken? Now What Do I Do?" A Response to Edward R. Tufte's The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint 
B. Shwom and K. Keller analyze Edward Tufte's biases against PowerPoint and offer useful advice for designing effective slide presentations. 

C. Atkinson and  R.E. Mayer, "Five Ways to Reduce PowerPoint Overload, 2004

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