Views on Powerpoint

According to Jamie McKenzie, powerpointlessness is the loss of a message for technology's sake through the use of powerpoint.  After reading the article, I can't help but think of almost every powerpoint presentation I've experienced and feel that each, in its own way, was powerpointless.  Although many of my beliefs regarding technology in the classroom have changed since taking a course on educational technology, I can safely say that my feelings on powerpoint have not and probably will not change.  The best advice given by McKenzie to teach students to learn, think, and communicate thoughtfully with powerpoint is to integrate other forms of communication to persuade, convince, inform and enlighten.  I believe the best platform for a powerpoint presentation is with an audience of hundreds of listeners who may be looking for the main points of a presentation.  From a teacher's perspective, powerpoint is one more barricade between the teacher and the student preventing personal interaction.  I suppose being on the receiving end of powerpoint has left a bad taste in my mouth and I would prefer to refrain fro subjecting my students from the dim lights, slide shows and words zooming with sound across a screen.  If someone ever showed me a presentation that was, as McKenzie states, dynamic, responsive, and organic, I may change my mind.  For now, I am convinced that this method of presentation is forever powerless and pointless.