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Proof that one word, one picture, and one bullet point never stops a meeting.
means A sequence of displayed images or slides, typically used to present information, now mostly synonymous with the slow death of a meeting room's will to live.
from A plain compound of 'slide' — the small transparent photographic frame once projected one by one through a carousel projector — and 'show,' meaning a presentation or display. It dates to the era of physical slide projectors, mid-20th century, before software like PowerPoint (1987) borrowed the word for digital decks, carrying the carousel's clicking, dimmed-lights ritual into the age of laptops and laser pointers.
- origin
- named for actual glass slides projected one by one
- rule of thumb
- audience reads faster than you talk, always
- peak absurdity
- 39 slides to announce a 10 percent discount
- death by
- PowerPoint coined the phrase in corporate folklore