Advantages and disadvantages ..

Advantages and Disadvantages of Power point 

Design

• Quick and Easy: the basic features are easy to master and can make you appear to be organized, even if you are not.
• Simple bullet points: it can reduce complicated messages to simple bullet points. Bullet points are a good basis for the presentation and remind the speaker of main points and the organization of the message.
• Easy to create a colorful, attractive design: using the standard templates and themes, even if you do not have much knowledge of basic graphic design principles .
• Easy to modify: when compared to other visual aids such as charts, posters, orobjects, it is easy to modify.
• Easily re-order presentation: with a simple drag and drop or using key strokes, you can move slides to re-order the presentation.

Finally, PowerPoint is integrated with other products that allow you to include parts of documents, spread sheets, and graphics.

Delivery

• Audience Size: PowerPoint slides are generally easier to see by a large audience when projected than other visual aids.
• Easy to present: you can easily advance the slides in the presentation one after another with a simple key stroke while still maintaining eye contact with the audience.
• No need for Handouts: they look good visually and can be easily read if you have a projector and screen that is large enough for the entire room.

Disadvantages

Design

• Design power pointless: gives the illusion of content and coherence, when in fact there is really not much substance or connection between the different points on the slides.
• PowerPoint excess: some speakers create presentations so they have slides to present rather than outlining, organizing, and focusing on the message.
• Replaces planning and preparation: PowerPoint is a convenient prop for poor speakers, as it can reduce complicated messages to simple bullet points and elevates style over substance.
• Oversimplification of topic: the linear nature of PowerPoint forces the presenter to reduce complex subjects to a set of bullet items that are too weak to support decision-making or show the complexity of an issue.
• Feature abundance: while the basic features are easy to use and apply, a speaker can get carried away and try to use all the features at once rather than simply supporting a message. Too many flying letters, animations, and sound effects without seeing much original thought or analysis can be a real issue. In many cases, the medium shoves the message aside.