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Help me do something goofy
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:45 am
by Niveous
Hey everyone,
On Thursday, I have to do a Powerpoint presentation teaching people how to do....Powerpoint. It's like a coffee table book on coffee tables.
So, I plan to start with an animation, sound and video filled extravaganza that I'm calling "Captain Powerpoint". (If I have to do this, I'm doing down in flames with as much camp as humanly possible).
Something this awful needs a theme song. Can someone help me whip one up?
Re: Help me do something goofy
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:50 am
by Hoblit
Niveous wrote:It's like a coffee table book on coffee tables.
I have a coffee table book on my coffee table. Sorry I can't help you with Power Point but I just had to point this out.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:03 am
by Niveous
Sorry...a coffee table book about coffee tables. (New Yorkers can sometimes use "on" and "about" interchangably)
I don't need help with Powerpoint. Years of working at my college has taught me the wonders of Powerpoint, so much so that I can teach how to do it. I just need help making a theme song with just the right amount of camp.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:10 am
by jimtyrrell
You down with PPT? Yeah you know me
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:16 am
by Rabid Garfunkel
I've just got the theme from
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (starts @ 1:29) running through my head, sorry.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:33 am
by Hoblit
Niveous wrote:Sorry...a coffee table book about coffee tables. (New Yorkers can sometimes use "on" and "about" interchangably)
And my post was supposed to read to the effect of having a book about coffee on my coffee table... so I think we really gave it all we got in trying to confuse each other by accident.
Make sense? NO? of course it doesn't... I don't think it's supposed to. Thanks for the clarification!
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:48 am
by king_arthur
Workin' on it. How soon do you have to have it "in hand?"
Charles (KA)
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:54 am
by Märk
Do a wistful, teary-eyed guy and guitar ballad about PP.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:02 am
by Niveous
king_arthur wrote:Workin' on it. How soon do you have to have it "in hand?"
Charles (KA)
By 5:30PM EST tomorrow.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:06 am
by anti-m
Powerpoint blows goats!
http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/powerpoint
Down with the Powerpoint hegemony!
Up with the presentation proletariat!
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:24 am
by king_arthur
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:33 am
by Niveous
Oh, that's absolutely brilliant. I love it.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:00 pm
by Billy's Little Trip
KA, I added some b/u vox if you'd like'um. I just did a quicky, but if you'd like some in a different way, let me know, I'd be happy to help out.
Captain Power Point - BLT b/u vox
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:15 pm
by Niveous
Oh. This just keeps on getting better.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:50 pm
by king_arthur
I wasn't at the top of my vocal range, but it still surprises me that somebody could sing an octave higher...
Niv, I may or may not get around to doing a better version tomorrow morning; just found out the heater at my mom's house is not working (which isn't so bad here in Arizona as it would be elsewhere, but is still a problem), so I may be dealing with that tomorrow morning... so, umm, take whatever you like and it's yours to use. We would, of course, like to see the final animated and illustrated Captain PowerPoint in action
Anyway... glad you liked it!
Charles
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:58 pm
by roymond
OMG, yes, I have my copy of Tufte's paper
right here with me! I force it on my consultant colleagues and demand that they read it.
<img src="
http://roymond.smugmug.com/photos/251298080-S.jpg">
It is the truth, people!!!! $7 well spent. Em is plugged into the light
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:09 pm
by Niveous
king_arthur wrote:We would, of course, like to see the final animated and illustrated Captain PowerPoint in action
Anyway... glad you liked it!
Charles
Thanks, KA! And I'll make sure you get to see the horrible cheeziness that I create.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:21 pm
by drë
Billy's Little Trip wrote:KA, I added some b/u vox if you'd like'um. I just did a quicky, but if you'd like some in a different way, let me know, I'd be happy to help out.
Captain Power Point - BLT b/u vox
NICE...
Someone else should pick this up, and keep adding more embellishments.
And post it here.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:28 pm
by Niveous
And it keeps getting better. Anyone else wanna add to CPT. PPT?
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:13 pm
by anti-m
Billy's Little Trip wrote:KA, I added some b/u vox if you'd like'um. I just did a quicky, but if you'd like some in a different way, let me know, I'd be happy to help out.
Captain Power Point - BLT b/u vox
KA, that's some funny stuff you banged out there.
Roy, that photo is an awesome endorsement for Dr. Tufte's work! You should send it to him!
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:20 pm
by Billy's Little Trip
Ok, I had to stop by the house to wait for the cable guy, so I plucked out some bass for CPP. Didn't have a beat to keep my time, but KA has pretty impeccable timing. Not sure if it makes it better or not, but here goes.
KA's Captain Power Point - BLT b/u vox and bass
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:48 pm
by fodroy
What you should do is make your powerpoint suck. Make a bunch of mistakes and mislead the people about how to use powerpoint. Make it look really hard. 8)
